Silence
noun
- 1.
- (absence of sound, avoidance or absence of speaking or of making a sound, a keeping silent or still, a withholding of knowledge or omission of mention; failure to communicate, write, etc) តុណ្ហីភាព, ភាពនៅស្ងៀម (មិននិយាយ), ភាពស្ងាត់, ភាពស្ងប់, ផ្សាយ, ដំណើរគ្មានឆ្លើយឆ្លងសំបុត្រ, កំបាំង, ដំណើរឥតមានបញ្ញត្ដិ (ច្បាប់), silence of the night ភាពស្ងាត់ respond with silence តុណ្ហីភាព
Example: A scream chattered the silence.
verb — past tense: silenced ; past participle: silenced ; present participle: silencing ;
- 1.
- (TRANSITIVE) (To make silent, to repress) ធ្វើអោយស្ងាត់
Example: Mother silenced Baby's crying by feeding her.
ENGLISH MEANING
noun
- 1.
- The state of being silent; entire absence of sound or noise; absolute stillness.
- 2.
- Forbearance from, or absence of, speech; taciturnity; muteness.
- 3.
- Secrecy; as, these things were transacted in silence.
- 4.
- The cessation of rage, agitation, or tumilt; calmness; quiest; as, the elements were reduced to silence.
- 5.
- Absence of mention; oblivion.
verb — past tense: silenced ; past participle: silenced ; present participle: silencing ;
- 1.
- (TRANSITIVE) To compel to silence; to cause to be still; to still; to hush.
- 2.
- (TRANSITIVE) To put to rest; to quiet.
- 3.
- (TRANSITIVE) To restrain from the exercise of any function, privilege of instruction, or the like, especially from the act of preaching; as, to silence a minister of the gospel.
- 4.
- (TRANSITIVE) To cause to cease firing, as by a vigorous cannonade; as, to silence the batteries of an enemy.
Interjection
- 1.
- Be silent; -- used elliptically for let there be silence, or keep silence.
- 1.
- hush, quiet, quietude, serenity, stillness, tranquility
- 1.
- noise, tumult