Lesson 62 Flashcards

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Quiet

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Without much noise or activity, or not talking much

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Silent

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Without noise or not talking; used for people and things that are perhaps unexpectedly or surprisingly quiet

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Noiseless

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Without noise (usually used as an adverb in formal or literacy style)

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Soundless

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Without sound (usually used as an adverb in formal or literacy style to indicate an unexpected lack of sound)

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Slammed

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Closed with a loud bang

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Squeaking

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High, irritating noise

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Pounding

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Dull, beating sound

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Creaked

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Noise of friction of wood and/or metal

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Sizzled

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Sound made by frying

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Ring out

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Typically use for the sound of a gunshot

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Crashing

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Loud, heavy noise, typically used for waves

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Hoots/toots

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Sound made by a car horn

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Wailing

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Making a rising and falling sound

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Hammered

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Knocked very loudly and repeatedly

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Eerie

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Rather scary

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Deafening

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Extremely and painfully loud

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Grating

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Unpleasant irritating

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Piercing

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High noise that hurts the ears

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High-pitched voice

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Higher than most voices, like a whistle

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Inaudible

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Impossible to hear

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You could have heard a pin drop

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There was total silence

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I can’t hear myself think

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Said when people are making too much noise

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Peace and quiet

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Calm and quiet period, after a noisy time

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As quiet as a mouse

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Very quiet indeed