for a little while (adverb) awhile: for a short period
Detalii: awhile means 'for a time' and a while means 'a period of time'awhile is an adverb and so must occur as a modifier to a verb; while is a noun meaning 'period of time'
Sinonime: choke off, clam, clam up, close up, cool it, cut off, cut short, dampen, deaden, decrease the volume, dry up, dull, dumb, dummy up, extinguish, gag, hold one's tongue, hush, hush one's mouth, hush-hush, keep it down, lull, muffle, mute, muzzle, overawe, pipe down, quash, quell, quiet, quiet down, say nothing, shush, shut up, sit on, soft-pedal, squelch, stifle, still, strike dumb, subdue, suppress, tongue-tie