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Definition of the day : « silencing »
- verb make or be quiet
- They did not talk much; there was a silencing awe in the spectacle.
- Extract from : « The Greater Inclination » by Edith Wharton
- The impudence, the inveteracy of that fellow, is astonishing—no silencing him.
- Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 8 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
- The earl waved a silencing hand, and turned with dignity to Hortensia.
- Extract from : « The Lion's Skin » by Rafael Sabatini
- I knew that the one motive for silencing me was the work I'd been doing for Mr. Boyne.
- Extract from : « The Million-Dollar Suitcase » by Alice MacGowan
- The mistake he had made had a silencing effect upon Stacy too.
- Extract from : « The Old Countess; or, The Two Proposals » by Ann S. Stephens
- We put some silencing devices on that and yet we could not kill all of the racket.
- Extract from : « The Undersea Tube » by L. Taylor Hansen
- Owen stood by amused, and silencing the scruples of his companions.
- Extract from : « Hopes and Fears » by Charlotte M. Yonge
- "I thought I had succeeded in silencing that kind of talk," she said.
- Extract from : « A Black Adonis » by Linn Boyd Porter
- He put up a silencing hand as Wilton forced a jeering laugh.
- Extract from : « No Clue » by James Hay
- Anderson turned a blank face to Paresi, who made a silencing gesture.
- Extract from : « Breaking Point » by James E. Gunn