Past tense of silence

Forms of silence

Silenced in a sentence

• Women, as well as children, have their thoughts or emotions routinely silenced.
• His last-minute 3-point dagger silenced the criticism for his so-called failure to come up big in big moments.From the entry dagger
• Jamike came with a certain muteness, as if something had silenced him.2019, Chigozie Obioma, An Orchestra of Minorities, Abacus (2019), page 498. From the entry muteness
• In additional assays, we confirmed the increased expression of BIG-H3, as well as TGFβ2 in ADAM17-silenced LEC.2015 July 16, “ADAM17 Promotes Motility, Invasion, and Sprouting of Lymphatic Endothelial Cells”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI. From the entry antilymphangiogenic
• The last member of the Gifter’s family had to be silenced.2007, Greg Hamerton, The Riddler’s Gift — First Tale of the Lifesong, Eternity Press, →ISBN, page 97. From the entry secretted

Meaning of silence

1. noun The absence of any sound.
2. noun The act of refraining from speaking.
3. noun Refraining from speaking, for purposes of prayer or meditation; especially, a form of worship practiced by the Society of Friends (Quakers) during meetings.

Full definition of silence

More about silence

• Meaning of silence
• Synonyms of silence
• Silence in a sentence
• Plural of silence
• Silence in Hindi
• Silence in Tamil
• Silence in Marathi
• Silence in Urdu

Questions about the past tense of silence

What is the past tense of silence?

The past tense of silence is silenced.

What is the past participle of silence?

The past participle of silence is silenced.

Is silence a regular or irregular verb?

Silence is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.