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quiet coyote

quiet coyote noun: a hand gesture used in classrooms to get students' attention, where a person forms a coyote with their hand by placing their thumb and two middle fingers together, while raising their pointer and little fingers like ears; a non-verbal signal for students to stop talking, close their mouths, and listen to the teacher.

quiet coyote: a hand gesture used in classrooms to get students' attention, where a person forms a coyote with...
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Noun

quiet coyote (plural quiet coyotes)

  1. (informal) A hand gesture used in classrooms to get students' attention, where a person forms a coyote with their hand by placing their thumb and two middle fingers together, while raising their pointer and little fingers like ears; a non-verbal signal for students to stop talking, close their mouths, and listen to the teacher.
    Synonyms:
    silent fox

Verb

quiet coyote (third-person singular simple present quiet coyotes, present participle quiet coyoting, simple past and past participle quiet coyoted)

  1. (informal) To make or flash the quiet coyote hand gesture to request silence.
    • The teacher quiet coyoted the class.
  2. (informal) To fall silent, adopt the pose, or comply with the quiet coyote gesture.
    • The kids quiet coyoted when the bell rang.

Synonyms of quiet coyote

Forms of quiet coyote

Noun
pluralquiet coyotes
Verb
third-person singular presentquiet coyotes
present participlequiet coyoting
past participlequiet coyoted
pastquiet coyoted

Questions about quiet coyote

What does quiet coyote mean?
Quiet coyote means a hand gesture used in classrooms to get students' attention, where a person forms a coyote with their hand by placing their thumb and two middle fingers together, while raising their pointer and little fingers like ears; a non-verbal signal for students to stop talking, close their mouths, and listen to the teacher.
What part of speech is quiet coyote?
Quiet coyote can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of quiet coyote?
The plural of quiet coyote is quiet coyotes.

Words near quiet coyote in the dictionary

  1. quiet as the grave
  2. quiet carriage
  3. quiet carriages
  4. quiet coach
  5. quiet coaches
  6. quiet coyote
  7. quiet coyote gesture
  8. quiet cracking
  9. quiet down
  10. quiet firing
  11. quiet fox

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