Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

one could hear a pin drop

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.16 in modern English

Syllables: one -could -hear a pin -drop
IPA

31

Scrabble Score

20

Letters

4

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

phrase

Extremely quiet, for example, as during a lull in a normally bustling place or scene, or at a sudden dramatic or tense moment.

Example Sentences

"Told the waiter Big Joe was settin' me up / Aw!, you coulda heard a pin drop, it got deathly quiet / And the waiter's face turned kinda white"
"You really get a sense of the respect people have for [Martin] Scorsese, because, between takes, you could hear a pin drop. Everyone was focused on making the best possible movie. But within that context, it was also loose, collaborative and great fun."

Inflected Forms

so quiet you can hear a pin drop (alternative) so quiet one can hear a pin drop (alternative) so quiet one could hear a pin drop (alternative)

Phrases

pin-dropping pin-drop

Frequently Paired Words

pin-drop

Questions

What does one could hear a pin drop mean?: Extremely quiet, for example, as during a lull in a normally bustling place or scene, or at a sudden dramatic or tense moment.

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