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break silence

break silence verb: to breach a norm against communication or against communicating a specific type of information.

Verb

break silence (third-person singular simple present breaks silence, present participle breaking silence, simple past broke silence, past participle broken silence)

  1. To breach a norm against communication or against communicating a specific type of information.
    • Breaking radio silence risked disclosing our presence.
    • They were ostracized for breaking the blue wall of silence about police misconduct.

break silence meaning in Kannada

break silence in Kannada

ಮೌನಭಂಗ ಮಾಡು, ಮಾತನಾಡಲು ಮೊದಲು ಮಾಡು, ಮಾತನಾಡು

Forms of break silence

third-person singular presentbreaks silence
present participlebreaking silence
pastbroke silence
past participlebroken silence

Questions about break silence

What does break silence mean?
Break silence means to breach a norm against communication or against communicating a specific type of information.
What is break silence in Kannada?
Break silence in Kannada is ಮೌನಭಂಗ ಮಾಡು, ಮಾತನಾಡಲು ಮೊದಲು ಮಾಡು, ಮಾತನಾಡು. See Break silence meaning in Kannada.
What part of speech is break silence?
Break silence is a verb.
What is the past tense of break silence?
The past tense of break silence is broke silence.

Words near break silence in the dictionary

  1. break rigor
  2. break room
  3. break rooms
  4. break sheer
  5. break shins
  6. break silence
  7. break someone's back
  8. break someone's balls
  9. break someone's face
  10. break someone's heart
  11. break squelch

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