1mute 
/ˈmju:t/ adjective
/ˈmju:t/ adjective 1 : not able or willing to speak
▪ The defendant stood mute [=silent] during questioning. ▪ She knew the answer, but she decided to remain mute. [=silent] ▪ We just sat there, mute [=speechless], unable to explain what happened. ▪ The scientists have been mute [=they have not said anything] about the results of the tests. ▪ mute witnesses 2 : felt or expressed without the use of words
▪ They hugged each other in mute sympathy. ▪ I could see a mute plea for help in his eyes.
▪ The defendant stood mute [=silent] during questioning. ▪ She knew the answer, but she decided to remain mute. [=silent] ▪ We just sat there, mute [=speechless], unable to explain what happened. ▪ The scientists have been mute [=they have not said anything] about the results of the tests. ▪ mute witnesses
▪ They hugged each other in mute sympathy. ▪ I could see a mute plea for help in his eyes.
— mute·ly adverb
▪ They waited mutely [=silently, quietly] for an answer. ▪ We stood staring mutely at the sky.
▪ They waited mutely [=silently, quietly] for an answer. ▪ We stood staring mutely at the sky.
