Illustration: Inside a small municipal library reading room, a student freezes with an empty hand just above the table as a single pencil lands on the bare floor. Every nearby reader has lifted their eyes toward that tiny object, while their bodies remain perfectly still.

しいんと

shiinto

completely silent

More often written しんと or しーんと. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

先生せんせいが入はいると、教室きょうしつはしいんとした。
When the teacher came in, the classroom fell completely silent.
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夜よるの駅えきはしいんとしていた。
The station was completely silent at night.
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名前なまえを呼よんだが、部屋へやはしいんとしていた。
I called out a name, but the room stayed completely silent.
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