crickets
/ˈkɹɪk.ɪts/ noun C2- Used alone or in metaphorically descriptive phrases: absolute silence where meaningful sound is expected; lack of response; no communication. · to hear crickets· Since then, I've received no response. Not a word. Just… crickets.
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Phillips was back in the corner explaining a problem in algebra to Prissy Andrews and the rest of the scholars were doing pretty much as they pleased eating green apples, whispering, drawing pictures on their slates, and driving crickets harnessed to strings, up and down aisle.
Tommy Sloane let his team of crickets escape him altogether while he stared open-mouthed at the tableau.
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