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be qui·et

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. close up, clam up, dummy up, shut up, belt up, button up, be quiet, keep mumverb

    refuse to talk or stop talking; fall silent

    "The children shut up when their father approached"

Wikipedia

  1. be quiet

    "Shut up" is a direct command with a meaning very similar to "be quiet", but which is commonly perceived as a more forceful command to stop making noise or otherwise communicating, such as talking. The phrase is probably a shortened form of "shut up your mouth" or "shut your mouth up". Its use is generally considered rude and impolite, and may also be considered a form of profanity by some.

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  1. be quiet

    "Be quiet" is a statement or command used to request silence or reduce noise from a person, group, or in a particular environment. It may refer to refraining from speech, maintaining discretion, or to cease any activities producing sound to create a calm and noiseless atmosphere.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of be quiet in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of be quiet in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of be quiet in a Sentence

  1. Susan S. Taylor:

    We need quiet time to examine our lives openly and honestly. . . spending quiet time alone gives your mind an opportunity to renew itself and create order.

  2. Jochen Hermann:

    We want the car to be as quiet as possible from the interior, but there are rules for sound decibel levels for the exterior, we picked an acoustic signal for the EQC about a year ago and made a choice between three different sounds.

  3. Jennifer Ellison:

    The Dow Jones industrial average’s going to be tough to get much of a rally now because it's so quiet and volume is already down, nobody’s interested in anything except making some modest tweaks to their portfolios for year-end spit and polish.

  4. Fadel Ragheb:

    They've been quiet for so long, and if the PS5 is launching this holiday, they've got ta start marketing !

  5. Project Include:

    I know from personal experience there are so many pressures that are pushing you to keep it quiet, to not rock the boat, to swallow your bitterness, to chi ku in the Asian culture, to see so many people speaking up at great personal cost, at professional cost, to lose a well-paying, stable job, because they see inequities and because they want to change the industry is very inspiring. It gives me hope that people will force change and that these companies can't continue the way they have been without changing.


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