nonspeaking
adjective
non·speak·ing
ˌnän-ˈspē-kiŋ 
1
: not involving spoken lines
a nonspeaking cameo role
"So I went and auditioned, too. And they liked me, and gave me a small nonspeaking part in a Bertolt Brecht play."—
Ted Danson
Ted Danson2
: not speaking or able to speak
Pound, who was then in a nonspeaking phase, sat on the couch in the living room all day Sunday, looking out at the view.—Cynthia Zarin
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Finally, a shout-out to actor Ryan Cooper, who plays the dead man, for the most part a nonspeaking role.
—Gary Thompson, Philly.com, 15 June 2017
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“Nonspeaking.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nonspeaking. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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