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sound·less

 (sound′lĭs)
adj.
Having or making no sound. See Synonyms at quiet.

sound′less·ly adv.
sound′less·ness n.
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Adv.1.soundlessly - without a sound; "he stood up soundlessly and speechlessly and glided across the hallway and through a door"
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Translations
بدون صَوْت
nehlučně
lydløst
zajtalanul
hljóîlaust

soundlessly

[ˈsaʊndlɪslɪ] ADVsilenciosamente, sin ruido
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soundlessly

[ˈsaʊndləsli] advsilencieusement
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

soundlessly

adv (= silently) movegeräuschlos; weeplautlos; laughtonlos; (= inaudibly)unhörbar
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

soundlessly

[ˈsaʊndlɪslɪ] adv (move) → silenziosamente
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

sound2

noun
1. the impressions transmitted to the brain by the sense of hearing. a barrage of sound; (also adjective) sound waves.
2. something that is, or can be, heard. The sounds were coming from the garage.
3. the impression created in the mind by a piece of news, a description etc. I didn't like the sound of her hairstyle at all!
verb
1. to (cause something to) make a sound. Sound the bell!; The bell sounded.
2. to signal (something) by making a sound. Sound the alarm!
3. (of something heard or read) to make a particular impression; to seem; to appear. Your singing sounded very good; That sounds like a train.
4. to pronounce. In the word `pneumonia', the letter p is not sounded.
5. to examine by tapping and listening carefully. She sounded the patient's chest.
ˈsoundless adjective
ˈsoundlessly adverb
sound effects
sounds other than dialogue or music, used in films, radio etc.
ˈsoundproof adjective
not allowing sound to pass in, out, or through. The walls are soundproof.
verb
to make (walls, a room etc) soundproof.
ˈsound-track noun
(a recording of) the music from a film. I've just bought the sound-track of that new film.
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References in classic literature ?
He waited, perfectly still, and at last saw a gleam of white passing soundlessly through the undergrowth.
Again Nalasu waited, until the rustlings of a fresh drawing-in of the circle could be heard, whereupon Nalasu, Jerry accompanying him, picked up all his arrows and moved soundlessly half-way around the circle.
"Five minutes later, Miss Ursula, hooded and cloaked, scrambled soundlessly down the ladder, and in five more minutes she and Kenneth were riding along the road.
Valentin lay there staring, with his eyes more brilliantly lighted, his lips soundlessly parted, and a flush of color in his pale face.
The door had opened soundlessly and the pale Paul stood like a ghost in the doorway.
Her lips moved soundlessly, but I knew to what syllables.
"Department of State?" Pandora very prettily and soundlessly mouthed across at him.
Most of the day she is curled up soundlessly on the mattress in the cage, but there are days when she sits cross-legged and stares vacantly.
As Jed focused the lens, both vanished soundlessly beneath the waves.
The poem's two final images of threatened realities are a jungle and a cathedral: "trees / fell soundlessly, as in a jungle, / and the cathedral trembled." Our belief in these images, in their strength and potency, depends on our belief that natural and human beauty does have spiritual value.
He picked it up and shoved in into his belt and soundlessly walked outside.
Soon it's zooming happily around the spacious lounge, its wings flapping soundlessly as it heads towards the curtains.