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wordless

[wurd-lis] / ˈwɜrd lɪs /


















ADJECTIVE
voiceless
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Our exchange was almost wordless but totally understood, and felt like the trip in miniature.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

If the drawings are wordless, the lines are eloquent enough.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

It includes a wordless soprano in tribute to Nellie Melba, the Australian soprano.

From BBC • Oct. 18, 2025

With the help of a wordless Los Angeles Master Chorale, Reid tells the story through ever-surprising instrumental evocation.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 30, 2025

The cold of the water feels like a vise but I hold it there, hearing the bubbling of the water rushing by and the wordless barks of a worried Manchee hopping around my feet.

From "The Knife of Never Letting Go" by Patrick Ness




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