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mutely
adverb
uk /ˈmjuːt.li/ us /ˈmjuːt.li/
silently or without speaking:
All the colour drained from his face and he shook his head mutely.
She could only nod mutely, as her hand gripped his.
She stared mutely into his eyes as he spoke.
The survivors stood nearby, mutely watching the rescue efforts.
Her son sat there mutely, his arms crossed.
The reporter was sitting mutely on a chair, gazing about him as if dazed.
She refused to speak and just stared mutely into her lap.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Falling silent and not speaking
be (on) non-speakersidiom
bite
bite something back
bite your tongueidiom
button your lipidiom
clam
clam up
draw
mouth
quiet
silence is goldenidiom
speak
speechlessly
speechlessness
stick
stick in someone's throatidiom
strike someone dumb
tight-lipped
tongue-tied
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