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View definitions for stilled

stilled

adjective as in silenced

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Example Sentences

The most famous Tiananmen protest leaders are stilled barred from entering China.

Struck with surprise, the dead silence of profound awe, for an instant stilled the whole assembly.

Even her violent outburst of temper had not stilled the insistent voice which in reiteration never wearied.

The fanfare sounds again, the buzz of conversation is stilled, the lights turned down, and darkness reigns in the auditorium.

But he had few jests at present—he was in the inner chambers of the temple of life, and hushed and stilled with awe.

This savage play was quickly stilled, however, as groans of pain and shouts of furious anger came to us.

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On this page you'll find 100 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to stilled, such as: buttoned-up, clammed up, close, close-mouthed, could hear a pin drop, and dumb.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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