silenced

1. 1
   verb

   Simple past and past participle of silence. Use this form for something that already happened.

   The teacher silenced the noisy class with a single look.

   The whole room was silenced by the sudden news.

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2. 2
   adjective

   Made quiet, or stopped from speaking or making any noise.

   Like a television with the sound turned all the way down.

   The silenced students sat quietly while the principal spoke.

   Their silenced voices could no longer be heard at the meeting.

   Similarmuzzled, gagged, muted

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3. 3
   adjective

   Having a device attached that makes a gun much quieter when it is fired.

   Like pressing a thick pillow over something loud to muffle the noise.

   The silenced pistol made almost no sound when he fired it.

   Spies in the movie always seem to carry silenced weapons.

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