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黙る · godan verb (-ru)

Meanings

godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb

Intransitive verb for not speaking, often implying a deliberate choice to stay quiet or a state of silence.

黙だまって〈動どう詞し〉to do something without saying a word
彼かの女じょは黙だまって話はなしを聞きいていた。
She listened to the story without saying anything.
〈人ひと〉を黙だまらせるto make someone be quiet; to silence someone
先せん生せいは騒さわぐ生せい徒とを黙だまらせた。
The teacher made the noisy students be quiet.
〈事こと〉について黙だまるto remain silent about a matter
彼かれはその件けんについて黙だまっている。
He is keeping quiet about that matter.

静しずかN5
静か describes a quiet environment or calm demeanor, while 黙る specifically means to stop or refrain from speaking.
沈ちん黙もくN1
沈黙 is a formal or literary noun meaning 'silence' as a state, while 黙る is the everyday verb for 'to fall silent'.
黙もくする
黙する is a stiff, literary verb for staying silent, while 黙る is the plain, everyday word for the same action.
口くちをつぐむN1
黙る is the plain, general verb for falling silent or not speaking, while 口をつぐむ specifically evokes a deliberate, tight-lipped refusal to talk.
黙だまり込こむN2
黙る simply means to stop talking or be quiet, while 黙り込む stresses sinking deeply and heavily into silence, often from shock or stubbornness.

話はなすN5
話す means to speak or talk, the direct opposite of 黙る, which means to stay silent.
言いうN4
黙る means to fall silent or say nothing, the direct opposite of 言う, to say something.
騒さわぎ立たてるN1
黙る means to stay silent or say nothing, the opposite of 騒ぎ立てる's loud, persistent fuss-making.

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しゃべるN3
黙る means to fall silent or stop talking, the direct opposite of 喋る's meaning of chatting or talking.
話はなし出だすN2
話し出す means to start speaking, while 黙る means to fall silent or stop talking.
わめくN1
黙る means to fall silent or say nothing, the direct opposite of 喚く's loud, noisy outburst.
口くちにするN2
黙る means to stay silent or keep something unsaid, the opposite of 口にする's sense of speaking or mentioning something.
口くちに出だすN2
黙る means to stay silent or hold something back, the opposite of 口に出す, which means to voice a thought that could have been kept inside.

黙もく々もくN1
黙る is a verb meaning 'to fall silent' or 'stop talking', while 黙々 is a taru-adjective/adverb describing the manner of doing an activity in silence.

黙だまるUsage88%
Standard kanji spelling; high-frequency word.
だまるUsage12%
Kana spelling is common in informal writing and when the kanji is not needed.

A native Japanese verb whose deeper origin is uncertain. The character 黙 was adopted for its meaning “to be silent.”