quietly
kwahy uht lee
- r with low volume
she spoke quietly to the child - r with little or no sound
the class was listening quietly and intently
she was crying quietly - r with little or no activity or no agitation (`quiet' is a nonstandard variant for `quietly')
her hands rested quietly in her lap
the rock star was quietly led out the back door - r in a restful manner
- To us, its lyrics evoked a feeling that we must never again stand by quietly while those ignorant of and casual about war lead us into another one and then mismanage the conduct of .
- But he did pry open a taboo, quietly arguing that quality rather than quantity was his measure of a happy life.
- The officers, Katherine Perkins, 35, and Glenda Rudolph, 26, radioed for help and tried to persuade the man to come along quietly.