stilled

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synonyms for stilled

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.

How to use stilled in a sentence

  • 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.

    Love's Pilgrimage | Upton Sinclair
  • This savage play was quickly stilled, however, as groans of pain and shouts of furious anger came to us.

    A Virginia Scout | Hugh Pendexter

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