could hear a pin drop vs whist

could hear a pin drop

whist

noun
  • Any of several four-player card games, similar to bridge. 

  • A session of playing this card game. 

adj
  • Silent, hushed. 

verb
  • To hush, shush, or whisht; to still. 

  • To become silent. 

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