- quiet-spoken
- \\| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷\ adjective
: marked by or using quiet speech
a quiet-spoken young woman — Ethel Wilson
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
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quiet — qui|et1 [ kwaıət ] adjective *** 1. ) making very little or no noise: Electric cars are quiet and pollution free. some quiet soothing music a ) used about people who are not talking or who do not usually talk much: a quiet sensitive boy go quiet … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
quiet — qui|et1 W2S2 [ˈkwaıət] adj comparative quieter superlative quietest ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(no noise)¦ 2¦(not speaking)¦ 3 (be) quiet! 4 keep something quiet/keep quiet about something 5¦(no activity/people)¦ 6¦(business)¦ 7 keep somebody quiet … Dictionary of contemporary English
quiet — 1 adjective 1 NO NOISE not making much noise: We ll have to be quiet so as not to wake the baby. | The engine is 20% quieter than its nearest rival s. | (as) quiet as a mouse (=very quiet) 2 quiet!/be quiet! spoken used to tell someone, rather… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
spoken — spok|en1 [ˈspəukən US ˈspou ] the past participle of ↑speak spoken 2 spoken2 adj 1.) spoken English/language etc the form of language that you speak rather than write →↑written 2.) the spoken word spoken language rather than written language or… … Dictionary of contemporary English
spoken — 1 the past participle of speak 2 adjective 1 spoken English/language the form of language that you speak rather than write 2 quietly/softly/well spoken speaking in a quiet, educated etc way 3 be spoken for informal a) if something is spoken for,… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
be quiet — verb refuse to talk or stop talking; fall silent (Freq. 1) The children shut up when their father approached • Syn: ↑close up, ↑clam up, ↑dummy up, ↑shut up, ↑belt up, ↑button up, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
be quiet — spoken used for telling someone to stop talking or to stop making a noise Will you be quiet! I m trying to read … English dictionary
have a quiet word with someone — spoken to speak to someone in an informal way about a problem Maybe I should have a quiet word with Tom s teacher? … English dictionary
The Quiet Man — Infobox Film name = The Quiet Man image size = 215px caption = original film poster director = John Ford producer = Merian C. Cooper writer = Maurice Walsh Frank S. Nugent Richard Llewellyn starring = John Wayne Maureen O Hara Barry Fitzgerald… … Wikipedia
have a quiet word with someone — spoken phrase to speak to someone in an informal way about a problem Maybe I should have a quiet word with Tom’s teacher? Thesaurus: general words meaning to say somethingsynonym Main entry: quiet … Useful english dictionary
