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しーんと (shinto)

deadly quiet

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Meaning

しーんと (shinto) is a bonus vocabulary word meaning “deadly quiet”.

Example sentences 6

辺あたりはしーんとしていた。

The neighborhood was deathly quiet.

あたりはしーんと水をうったように静まりかえった。

外は、しーんとして、もう何の音もしませんでした。

応接室の中は、しーんと、しずまりかえっています。

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