1.
You say that someone is ~ when they do not say anything, especially at a time when they are expected to say something. (LITERARY)
She stared back, now ~...
Here and there, husbands sit in ~ despair.
= silent
ADJ
~ly
Gil downed his food ~ly, his attention far away.
ADV: ADV with v
2.
If someone makes a ~ sound, they make a sound that does not seem to contain any words. (LITERARY)
...a ~ chant...
He shrieked a long, ~ cry.
ADJ: usu ADJ n