quietly

/kwˈa‍ɪ‍ətli/

/ˈkwaɪətɫi/

quietly

doucement

in a manner that makes very little or no noise

Antonymes : noisily

Exemples

1. The children were all sitting quietly and listening.

2. She got the students to line up and walk quietly to the cafeteria.

3. I was in Vienna sitting quietly in a café when, lo and behold, my cousin walked in.

4. We all sat sipping our tea quietly, no one wanting to bring up the white elephant in the room about Joel's expulsion from college.