fall silent

English

Verb

fall silent (third-person singular simple present falls silent, present participle falling silent, simple past and past participle fell silent)

1. To become quiet.
   • 2003, R.E.M. (lyrics and music), “The Great Beyond”, in In Time: The Best of R.E.M. 1988–2003:

     I've seen the stars fall silent from your eyes / All the sights that I have seen

Translations

Translations

• Esperanto: eksilenti, silentiĝi
• Hungarian: elhallgat (hu), elnémul (hu), elcsendesedik (hu), elcsendesül (hu), hallgatásba burkolózik (hu)
• Icelandic: þagna
• Vietnamese: ắng lại