Meanings
verbfall silent (third-person singular simple present falls silent, present participle falling silent, simple past fell silent, past participle fallen silent)
present singular third person falls silent · participle present falling silent · past fell silent · participle past fallen silent
- To become quiet.
I've seen the stars fall silent from your eyes / All the sights that I have seen
2003, R.E.M., “The Great Beyond”, in In Time: The Best of R.E.M. 1988–2003
Translations
Esperanto eksilenti, silentiĝi
- eksilentiTranslations
- silentiĝiTranslations
Hungarian elhallgat, elnémul
- elhallgatTranslations
- elnémulTranslations
- elcsendesedikTranslations
- elcsendesülTranslations
- hallgatásba burkolózikTranslations
Icelandic þagna
- þagnaTranslations
Vietnamese ắng lại
- ắng lạiTranslations
Cite this entry
APA
fall silent. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fall%20silent
MLA
“fall silent.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fall%20silent. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fall silent,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fall%20silent.
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