Idiom
deafening silence
Meaning
A noteworthy silence, or absence of response, especially one signifying disapproval or lack of enthusiasm.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“The room was filled with a deafening silence after his rude comment.”
“When the manager asked for volunteers to work the weekend, the team responded with a deafening silence.”
“The politician waited for applause, but the crowd offered only a deafening silence that signaled their clear disapproval of his new policy.”
Examples
simple
“The room was filled with a deafening silence after his rude comment.”
contextual
“When the manager asked for volunteers to work the weekend, the team responded with a deafening silence.”
complex
“The politician waited for applause, but the crowd offered only a deafening silence that signaled their clear disapproval of his new policy.”
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