quietly

/ˈkwaɪətli/ adverb

Translation

WITHOUT NOISE › making little or no noise

sessizce

"Don't worry," she said quietly.1089

WITHOUT ACTIVITY › doing something without much noise or activity

farkettirmeden; sessizce, fazla gürültü yapmadan

He sat quietly on the sofa, waiting for her to come home.1058

(Definition of quietly adverb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

to not be trusted or popular because people think you have done something bad

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