Silenced or muted
Could you check my paragraph for mistakes? Is the usage of the verb "silence" correct in the sentence or should I use "mute" instead or is there a better verb? Thanks.
She rested her blond head on mine and started whispering something into my ear, but I couldn’t hear what she said because as she whispered, the two noisy crows started chasing one another and her whispering was silenced by their“caw-caw”. When she realized what was going on, she suddenly became angry. She jumped to her feet and started yelling at the crows.
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fate22 Is the usage of the verb "silence" correct in the sentence or should I use "mute" instead or is there a better verb? Use "drowned out" instead. org/dictionary/english/drown-out-something
- fate22 Is the usage of the verb "silence" correct in the sentence or should I use "mute" instead or is there a better verb?
- Use "drowned out" instead.
- org/dictionary/english/drown-out-something
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fate22 Is the usage of the verb "silence" correct in the sentence or should I use "mute" instead or is there a better verb?
Use "drowned out" instead.
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/drown-out-something
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