embarrassed silence

collocation in English

meaningsofembarrassedandsilence

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embarrassed
adjective
uk
/ɪmˈbær.əst/us
/ɪmˈber.əst/
feeling ashamed ...
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silence
noun
uk
/ˈsaɪ.ləns/us
/ˈsaɪ.ləns/
a period without any sound; ...
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(Definition ofembarrassedandsilencefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofembarrassed silence

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There was no rebuke or disclaimer; only anembarrassedsilence.
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Our claims deserve better than anembarrassedsilencethat contrasts with the welcome others receive.
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Either one drops the whole thing inembarrassedsilencewhen predictions go wrong or one makes them happen.
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There was anembarrassedsilenceall round the meeting.
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Even their negative noises of discord fall intoembarrassedsilencewhenever they are asked serious questions about the economy.
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There was a shortembarrassedsilence, after which the conversation immediately returned to football.
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There was a short,embarrassedsilence, a peal of hearty laughter, and then we passed to serious subjects.
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There is justembarrassedsilence.
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They have preserved anembarrassedsilence.
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There was anembarrassedsilence.
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Theirembarrassedsilencespoke volumes.
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