English to afrikaans meaning of

Die woordeboekbetekenis van die woord "stil" is die afwesigheid van geraas of steuring; vrede, kalmte of rustigheid. Dit kan ook verwys na 'n persoon wat gereserveer is of nie geneig is om baie te praat nie. As 'n werkwoord beteken "stil" om iets of iemand stil of kalm te maak, of om stil te word of jouself te kalmeer.

Synonyms

  1. lull

Sentence Examples

  1. Finally, I think, peace and quiet, relaxation time.
  2. Irene dissects the meal on the ride home, and of course finds the seafood lacking in freshness and creativity while thankfully Richard falls quiet in the front seat.
  3. I embraced the blackness that night, seduced by a night filled with stars and the quiet lapping of the water against the side of the house.
  4. Then the clamour of urgent voices broke the quiet.
  5. She noticed Arantay smile, yet she was sure her words had been too quiet for him to hear, not unless he had phenomenal senses.
  6. I still long for peace, quiet and solitude, but how can I send the man I was married to for years, of which I shared the most precious child in the world, back into that hell hole?
  7. His life rushed by in fragments, his quiet upbringing alone with his grandma, how it shattered when she died, the bullying from Olly, the miraculous discovery he was a Venator, the weeks of knowing he was being hunted, and now this, seconds away from death.
  8. We exit the van equally quiet and make our way to our rooms, desserts in hand.
  9. We searched for a quiet area in the stadium and found a table under a covered awning.
  10. Maybe there was a concerted effort by the townspeople and the school to keep this quiet.

TV Series Examples

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GOT-01-04

They're as quiet as shadows

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GOT-01-06

..or as quiet as a shadow...