Quieten - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈkwaɪətn|
Brit.
|ˈkwaɪət(ə)n|
verb
- become quiet or quieter (syn: hush, pipe down, quiet)
- make calm or still (syn: calm, calm down, lull, quiet, still, tranquilize, tranquillize)
- cause to be quiet or not talk (syn: hush, hush up, shut up, silence, still)
- make calm or still (syn: calm, calm down, lull, quiet, still, tranquilize, tranquillize)
- cause to be quiet or not talk (syn: hush, hush up, shut up, silence, still)
Extra examples
...the nanny tried to quieten the children with assurances that help was on its way...
...one young chap was trying to quieten down the group...
Javed Miandad appealed for calm, but he failed to quieten the protesters.
Quiet down and get ready for bed!
Things tend to quieten down after Christmas.
I managed to quieten her fears.
She rocked the cradle to quieten the child.
Word forms
verb
I/you/we/they: quieten
he/she/it: quietens
present participle: quietening
past tense: quietened
past participle: quietened
I/you/we/they: quieten
he/she/it: quietens
present participle: quietening
past tense: quietened
past participle: quietened
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