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wordless

[wurd-lis] / ˈwɜrd lɪs /


















ADJECTIVE
voiceless
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The Familiar’s wordless, expressive design is charming precisely because it signals emotional attunement.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 23, 2026

The actors spent time forging the kind of intimate charge that could be felt in wordless glances between their closeted characters.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 17, 2026

The wordless vocal refrain bears a resemblance to Leo Sayer’s 1976 hit “You Make Me Feel Like Dancing,” and that’s one catchy hook alongside several others.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 3, 2026

The Jewish composer recalled the niguns — wordless, improvised prayers — that he grew up hearing in synagogue, and he drew on that sense memory.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 24, 2025

Nighthand hung in the water and roared: a wordless bellow of fury that shook the air.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell


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