Definitions For Silencing
noun
- A lack of sound or noise
- A situation, state, or period of time in which people do not talk
- A situation or state in which someone does not talk about or answer questions about something
verb
- To cause (someone or something) to stop speaking or making noise : to cause (someone or something) to become silent
- To stop (someone) from expressing opinions that are opposed to your own or from telling people about bad things that you have done
- To stop (something) from being expressed or revealed
Is Silencing a Scrabble Word?
Words With Friends
YES
Scrabble US
YES
Scrabble UK
YES
English International (SOWPODS)
YES
Scrabble Global
YES
Enable1 Dictionary
YES
Points in Different Games
Scrabble
12
Words with Friends
17
The word Silencing is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends
Examples of Silencing in a Sentence
- I find it hard to sleep unless there is complete silence.
- The silence was broken by the sound of footsteps in the hallway.
- We sat there in dead silence.
- My sister's revelation silenced everyone around the table.
- Disconnecting the battery will silence the alarm.
- The mayor tried to silence his critics.