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break the silence

/breɪk ðə ˈsaɪləns/ /breɪk ðə ˈsaɪləns/
collocation Everyday Life Neutral
  1. 1 sessizliği bozmak
  2. 2 suskunluğunu bozmak, ilk kez dile getirmek

Definition (English)

  1. To start talking after a period of silence.
  2. To speak publicly about something after refusing to talk about it for a long time.

Example Sentences

  1. He broke the silence with a question.
    Sessizliği bir soruyla bozdu.
  2. A loud knock on the door broke the silence.
    Kapının sertçe çalınması sessizliği bozdu.
  3. After ten years, she finally broke her silence about the accident.
    On yıl sonra kaza hakkındaki suskunluğunu nihayet bozdu.
  4. The singer broke her silence on social media yesterday.
    Şarkıcı dün sosyal medyada suskunluğunu bozdu.

Synonyms

end the silencespeak up

Related Words

quietconversationtalkingspeechpauseawkwardness

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