quietly
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1.0
- adverb
- /ˈkwaɪətli/
- But over the last two years, Beijing has been quietly overhauling its policies toward pariah states.
- sit quietly
- listen quietly
- talk quietly
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Watch on YouTubenot being able to sit quietly in A room.
- not being able to sit quietly in A room.
- Don't you want people to know that's like quietly launching a search party?
- It's a backbeat, a drum beat that quietly plays under the vocals.
- You wonder, rightly, what it is I'm saying quietly in the ear of myself.
- Leave the detector there, but just very quietly go and unplug it.
- They want them to do their job quietly and get out.
- So but I just quietly stayed for some few days.
- And one just shut down by FBI quietly in our capital.
- I guess my my first thought is you quietly do it yourself.
- I'll read a section quietly to myself.
Examples
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We can still hear you talking quietly to yourself.
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We must enter that still place where we can dwell quietly and alone with the moment.
Academic text (1990) -
Why do you quietly go about your work?
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It's not enough to just quietly walk your path.
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I'll read a section quietly to myself.
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Unimpeded, the three men took the sample and quietly made their escape.
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I slid the garage door open as quietly as I could.
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The many Slavic restaurants and businesses tend to operate quietly in the surrounding hills.
Academic text (2008) -
At 9:30 A.M. the following day, Barnes quietly signed the bill into law.
Academic text (2008) -
She slid into the room quietly so as not to wake anyone up.
Synonyms
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1.0
In a quiet, low voice or at low volume
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2.1
Not speaking or making any sound
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1.2
In a quiet way without making any sound or speaking
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3.9
In a calm, peaceful way without worry
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5.8
Very quiet so no one notices you
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2.8
In music, played very quietly so the sound is almost not heard
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4.4
In a way that makes no sound
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5.2
To act calmly and peacefully without showing excitement
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5.6
Without speaking or making any sound
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4.4
Without making any sound
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6.3
So quietly that no one can hear
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5.7
Completely quiet with no sound at all
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4.8
In a calm and peaceful way
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2.5
In a calm, peaceful way that helps you rest
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5.8
In a quiet, gentle way that shows little feeling
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4.2
In a gentle, calm, and pleasant way
In a soft, low way like a gentle sigh
Antonyms
How Quiet
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Morphology
Etymology
Quietly is quiet + the ending -ly, and quiet comes from an old Latin word quietus meaning 'rest' or 'calm'. So to do something quietly is to do it with 'calm' and very little sound.