silent treatment
Example Sentences
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They did this by sitting and pouting, having lying-down tantrums, and giving each other the “silent treatment.”
From Literature
He’s used to giving me the silent treatment whenever there is conflict and he’s improved, but there is still a huge divide between what we have and what I, and most people, think is healthy.
From MarketWatch
‘He thinks nothing of spending $40K on a new car’: My husband gives me the silent treatment.
From MarketWatch
‘He thinks nothing of spending $40K on a new car’: My husband gives me the silent treatment.
From MarketWatch
‘He thinks nothing of spending $40K on a new car’: My husband gives me the silent treatment.
From MarketWatch
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.