be quiet

Speech parts

1. be quiet - Verb

2. be quiet - Interjection

Meaning

refuse to talk or stop talking; fall silent

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

hush silence shut up close up clam up button up belt up dummy up keep mum whist haw hist shush shut quiet
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Antonyms

skylark yap moo yip swank tweedle
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Examples

If we will be quiet and ready enough, we shall find compensation in every disappointment. Henry David Thoreau

A wretched soul bruised with adversity, We bid be quiet when we hear it cry; But were we burdened with like weight of pain, As much, or more, we should ourselves complain. William Shakespeare

It is time for dead languages to be quiet. Natalie Clifford Barney

When you know something in your heart, you better not be quiet about it. You better speak out about it. Zach Wamp

If God wanted me to be quiet he would've never showed me what he does. Tupac Shakur

Be plain in dress, and sober in your diet; In short, my deary, kiss me, and be quiet. Lady Mary Wortley Montagu

Close letter words and terms

be quick be quick about it be quiescent be quiet about be quiet as a mouse be quite convinced