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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. Evander Candelaria:

    A wise man knows when to speak and when to stay quiet.

  2. Mark Twain:

    I thoroughly disapprove of duels. If a man should challenge me, I would take him kindly and forgivingly by the hand and lead him to a quiet place and kill him.

  3. Jannique Martinez:

    The minute we found this home, I loved it, it was everything I envisioned for my family and for raising my kids in a nice, quiet neighborhood.

  4. Anthony Fauci:

    Public service can be incorporated into your lives regardless of your career choice. Give this consideration and make it at least part of your lives, leadership can be learned from many experiences and it takes many forms including the quiet and subtle leadership of example.

  5. Christina Koch:

    Oh, how I miss the wind on my face, the feeling of raindrops, sand on my feet and the sound of the surf crashing on the Galveston beach, we take daily sensory inputs for granted until they are absent. The environmental inputs on the space station consist mostly of the constant hum of the ventilation system. It stirs the air, allowing the purification system to scrub and clean our atmosphere so it's breathable. While some places on the space station are as loud as a lawn mower, others are as quiet as the vacuum of space. I can not wait to feel and hear Earth again.


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