I find the street completely filled with people listening in utter silence and darkness. The sobbing occurs in faceless emotional silence. It stops listening after 8 seconds of silence. Macbeth appears to be stunned to silence. The plan called for strict radio silence and secrecy in order to maintain surprise. Profound, hostile silence about Christianity throughout the book. He barely managed to make it back under enforced radio silence. Melancholy hates haste and floats in silence. Meintjes writes that a "strange silence" enveloped Kruger thereafter. This new role was unwelcome to the Government, which made clumsy attempts to silence him. He sent Fronto a letter apologizing for his silence. Also known as "alarm silence" or "audible silence". He consented to her proposal with silence. White is a deep, absolute silence, full of possibility. He later cited acute laryngitis as the reason for his silence.