Be quiet
Be quiet verb - Refuse to talk or stop talking; fall silent.
Fall silent and be quiet are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Fall silent" instead a verb phrase "Be quiet".
Fall silent
Be quiet and fall silent are semantically related. You can use "Be quiet" instead a verb phrase "Fall silent".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- soothe and be quiet
- soothe and fall silent
- settle and be quiet
- settle and fall silent
- stifle and be quiet
- stifle and fall silent
- suppress and be quiet
- suppress and fall silent
- quiet and be quiet
- quiet and fall silent
- hush and be quiet
- hush and fall silent
- pipe down and be quiet
- pipe down and fall silent
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