Mutely
['mjutli]
Definition
(adv.) Without uttering words or sounds; in a mute manner; silently.
Edited by Jeremy
Examples
- Gerty shook her head, mutely unconvinced. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- Thus Celia, mutely bending over her tapestry, until she heard her sister calling her. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- And thus, and almost mutely, this bargain was struck between them. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- For four hours Dorothea lay in this conflict, till she felt ill and bewildered, unable to resolve, praying mutely. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- Nothing is hidden from their inquisition, and their families mutely rule our city. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- For a time they seemed to be suffering mutely as the beasts suffer; but there is a limit to the endurance even of the most ignorant. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- It was irksome to sit; the current of reflection ran rapidly through her mind; to-night she was mutely excited. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- Even the pale stag seemed to have reminding glances and to mean mutely, Yes, we know. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- Feeling the inutility of answering these charges, I mutely continued the correction of a pile of English exercises. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- Mrs. Garth was mutely astonished, and looked at her husband for an explanation. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- She mutely offered a kiss--an offer taken unfair advantage of, to the extortion of about a hundred kisses. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- He had never known another, and so to Kala was given, though mutely, all that would have belonged to the fair and lovely Lady Alice had she lived. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- Stephen shook his head, mutely protesting that indeed he had other business to do for his life. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
- But he remained mutely resistant, and she added: What are you going to do? Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- Sheathing my bloody blade I advanced toward my Martian Princess, who still stood mutely gazing at me without sign of recognition. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
Edited by Jeremy