🇬🇧 Silence meaning: English Vocabulary Flash Card

To silence someone or something means to make it stop making noise. You can silence a barking dog by giving it a treat, silence a loud toy by turning it off, or silence a room by asking everyone to stop talking. When you silence something, you are helping everything become quiet again.

The principal didn’t need a microphone to silence the hallway; her footsteps did the job.

The baby silenced the whole family dinner with one gigantic burp that deserved a round of applause.

The teacher raised one eyebrow, and it was strong enough to silence the whole class.

I attempted to silence my little brother with a cookie, but it only powered him up.

My robot toy silenced itself when its batteries died, and I’m still not sure if I’m happy or sad about it.

A tired father tried to silence the crying child, to silence the radio, to silence the barking dog, to silence the tapping window, and to silence his own phone. Nothing worked. He cupped his hands, hummed one low note, and his hum seemed to silence the block; the child stopped, the dog froze, and he laughed with relief.

This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.

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