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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Suddenly silent in crowd #229867 11/21/2019 5:37 AM Joined: Sep 2017 Posts: 2 United States Rogerdoctor stranger Rogerdoctor stranger Joined: Sep 2017 Posts: 2 United States Anyone know the word that describes the following...you’re in a crowded room....5 to 50 or so....and suddenly there occurs complete silence for a few seconds...totally coincidental......what word describes this phenomenon? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Suddenly silent in crowd Rogerdoctor #229869 11/21/2019 4:14 PM Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 9,971 Likes: 3 Land of the Flat Water LukeJavan8 Carpal Tunnel LukeJavan8 Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 9,971 Likes: 3 Land of the Flat Water WELCOME ----please, draw me a sheep---- Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Suddenly silent in crowd LukeJavan8 #229872 11/22/2019 12:43 PM Joined: Oct 2010 Posts: 2,457 Likes: 10 London, UK A C Bowden Pooh-Bah A C Bowden Pooh-Bah Joined: Oct 2010 Posts: 2,457 Likes: 10 London, UK I cannot think of a specific word for this, but any of the following may be appropriate: hush lull hiatus cutoff Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Suddenly silent in crowd Rogerdoctor #229877 11/22/2019 5:14 PM Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 9,971 Likes: 3 Land of the Flat Water LukeJavan8 Carpal Tunnel LukeJavan8 Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 9,971 Likes: 3 Land of the Flat Water "Hiatus" seems really appropriate to me, though "lull" is very common. ----please, draw me a sheep---- Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Suddenly silent in crowd LukeJavan8 #229879 11/22/2019 9:45 PM Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 11,074 Likes: 2 Worcester, MA wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 11,074 Likes: 2 Worcester, MA Twenty minutes after the hour is the canonical time for this to occur. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Suddenly silent in crowd Rogerdoctor #229970 12/12/2019 12:24 PM Joined: Dec 2019 Posts: 1 Black Forest Nevis stranger Nevis stranger Joined: Dec 2019 Posts: 1 Black Forest Fifteen minutes after the hour is the academic time. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Suddenly silent in crowd Nevis #229973 12/12/2019 9:58 PM Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 11,074 Likes: 2 Worcester, MA wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 11,074 Likes: 2 Worcester, MA And when I was in academia, twenty minutes after the hour is the time when, the instructor having failed to appear, the students disperse. But that's probably before you were born. These days I don't believe there are very many lectures any more anyway. All, all is online... Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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