mutely
pronunciation
How to pronounce mutely in British English:
UK [ˈmju:tli]
How to pronounce mutely in American English:
US [mjutlɪ]
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- Adverb:
- without speaking
Word Origin
- mutely (adv.)
- 1620s, from mute (adj.) + -ly (2).
Example
- 1. He nodded mutely . He was a dead man .
- 2. Jane looked down mutely at herself , still dripping .
- 3. Twenty kilometres out from the nuclear plant , abandoned road blocks mutely signal our entry into the nuclear exclusion zone .
- 4. Mutely , jacob 's body fell backwards into the ugly twist of potato plants .
- 5. Under current circumstances that would mean most members of the union would have to sit mutely around the table , unable to have a say in vital decisions .