141 entries under silence topic. ×

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bottle up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, hold, calm)
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check(noun, verb, stop, hold, control)
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cork(verb, stop, hold, control, quiet)
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demur(verb, stick, pause, shy)
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quieten(verb, calm, dull, quiet, restrain)
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shush(verb, calm, dull, quiet, restrain)
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shy(verb, stick, pause, hesitate)
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squash(verb, stop, calm, quiet, restrain)
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stumble(verb, stick, question, shy, fret)
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balk(verb, stick, pause, shy)
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choke off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, calm, break)
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constrain(verb, hold, control, restrain, curb)
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cork up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, restrain, moderate)
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deaden(verb, calm, dull, quiet, restrain)
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shut down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, calm, break)
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sit down on(expression, idiom, dampen, squelch)
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sit on(verb, expression, stop, hold, calm)
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strike dumb(verb, expression, idiom, calm, dull)
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subdue(verb, hold, calm, control, dull)
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extinguish(verb, stop, calm, dull, quiet)
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