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.
verbpast 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.
  • breathless silence
    - ដែលស្ងាត់ជ្រៀប, ដែលស្ងាត់ចឺម
  • conspiracy of silence
    - ការសមគំនិតមិននិយាយកិច្ចការអ្វីមួយ, កិច្ចព្រមព្រៀងសម្ងាត់ដោយមិននិយាយពីកិច្ចការអ្វីឡើយ
  • dead silence
    - ស្ងាត់ឈឹង
  • reduce to silence
    - ធ្វើអោយបាត់មាត់
  • seek to silence
    - ព្យាយាមបំបិទមាត់
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.
verbpast 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