tysta — meaning in English

English meaning

• mute adj Unable or unwilling to speak; silent.
• quiet adj Making little or no sound.
• silence noun Complete absence of sound.

Senses

tysta is used for these senses in English:

• mute (transitive) To silence, to make quiet.
• quiet (transitive) To cause (someone or something) to become quiet.
• shut up (ergative, derogatory, often imperative) Of a person, to stop talking (said by someone, often one in authority, after one has said something annoying, irrelevant, or false, during a period of peace and quiet, or when one is not allowed to talk) or arguing, or (of a person or thing) making noise.

mute — full definition

1. adj Unable or unwilling to speak; silent.
2. verb To silence or turn off the sound of something.
3. noun A device used to soften or dampen the sound of a musical instrument.

quiet — full definition

1. adj Making little or no sound.
2. adj Calm and undisturbed; not busy.
3. adj Not talking much; reserved in manner.
4. verb To make or become calm and silent.
5. noun The state of being free from noise or disturbance.

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