Roaring
Roaring adjective - Marked by a high volume of sound.
Usage example: a roaring party that annoyed the neighbors mightily
Silent
Silent adjective - Mostly or entirely without sound.
Usage example: the room was so silent that you could have heard the proverbial pin drop
Both words in one sentence
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Roaring Rampage of Revenge: Shirou after Kirche gets hurt in chapter 20"Be silent," I told it, holding my right arm in front of me and tracing.
Source: Fanfic / The Hill of Swords -
The Voiceless: Totoro can make growls and roaring sounds in his original appearance, but he's completely silent in this movie.
Source: Western Animation / Toy Story 3 -
It then had a string of successful silent films with German expressionist director Paul Leni and actor Conrad Veidt before it came roaring into the "talkie" era in 1931 with two movies: Frankenstein and Dracula.
Source: Franchise / Universal Horror
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