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[ adverb ] without speaking

Examples

"he sat mutely next to her"

Used in print

(Clayton C. Barbeau, The Ikon....)

Sensing the unseen presence of the other men in the patrol , he felt mutely united to these nine near strangers sharing this pinpoint of being with him .

(Ann Hebson, The Lattimer Legend....)

Joel came and sat mutely with her , sharing her pain and anguish , averting his eyes from the ice_packs on her bosom .

Related terms

mum mute mute taciturn mum taciturn

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