pin-drop
adjective[before noun]
uk/ˈpɪnˌdrɒp/us/ˈpɪnˌdrɑːp/used foremphasizingthat aplace,groupofpeople, etc. isextremelyquiet:
When sherosetospeak, there was pin-dropsilence.
It wasmidnightand thearenawasdesertedand pin-dropquiet.
- Thecrowdstayedpin-dropsilentwhile heplayed.
- The speaker'sremarksbroughtthestudentsto pin-dropsilence.
- Silence of the pin-dropvarietyprevailed.
- Atcertainpointsthemusiccollapsesto pin-dropvolume.
- It would bedifficulttoimagineabolderway ofestablishingamoodof pin-dropintimacy.
Silence & quiet
- cricketsidiom
- deafening
- deafeningly
- hush
- inaudibly
- keep it downidiom
- keepsomethingdown
- muted
- quiet
- quieten
- quietly
- silent
- soundless
- soundlessly
- subdued
- trail
- trail away/off
- underyourbreathidiom
- unmute
- you could have heard a pin dropidiom