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UK
/kwˈaɪətli/
]
[ US /ˈkwaɪətɫi/ ]
[ US /ˈkwaɪətɫi/ ]
ADVERB
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with little or no activity or no agitation (`quiet' is a nonstandard variant for `quietly')
sit here as quiet as you can
the rock star was quietly led out the back door
her hands rested quietly in her lap -
in a restful manner
the streets are restfully sunny and still for the town is at mass -
with low volume
speak softly but carry a big stick
the radio was playing softly
speak softly but carry a big stick
she spoke quietly to the child -
with little or no sound
she was crying quietly
the class was listening quietly and intently
How To Use quietly In A Sentence
- She spoke in a quietly melodious voice.
- Jim had hustled over quietly and begun to help out with the horseshoeing, expecting ridicule from the likes of Hugh Glass or old Zeke Williams, who had just arrived at the rendezvous, but, to his surprise, the fact that he was married to a woman of such pure fire produced the very opposite of the effect he had feared. The Berrybender Narratives
- Open, and I was quietly confident that I would have a chance, said Leaney, who was forced to change caddies after his original caddie, Justin Hoyle, fell ill after the first round. USATODAY.com - Leaney's second at U.S. Open earns PGA Tour card
- Often he found her quietly weeping, but they were never tears of accusation; only tears of regret.
- Together, they were able to mollify workers and quietly implement the destruction of thousands of jobs.
- Baker's style is to prearrange deals by patiently and quietly lining up the parties before going public. The Rescue Squad
- The goal of shifting freight from road to rail has been quietly abandoned.
- They mumbled quietly to each other for the rest of the journey.
- We are quietly confident as a group of players. The Sun
- ‘Don't ever do that again,’ he said quietly, his words gentle caresses against her ear as he bent down to reach her face.
