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    quieten
    /ˈkwʌɪətn/

    verb

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishQUIETEN | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    QUIETEN definition: to (cause someone to) become calmer or less noisy: . Learn more.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › quietenQuieten Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    verb. qui· et· en ˈkwī-ə-tən. quietened; quietening. ˈkwī-ət-niŋ, ˈkwī-ə-tᵊn-iŋ. Synonyms of quieten. chiefly British. : quiet. Synonyms. becalm. calm. compose. lullaby. quiet. salve. settle. soothe. still. tranquilize. tranquillize. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of quieten in a Sentence.

  4. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishQUIETEN definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    If you quieten someone or something, or if they quieten, you make them become less noisy, less active, or silent.

  5. www.oed.com › dictionary › quieten_vquieten, v. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English ...

    What does the verb quieten mean? There are two meanings listed in OED's entry for the verb quieten. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. See meaning & use. How common is the verb quieten? About 0.3 occurrences per million words in modern written English. See frequency. How is the verb quieten pronounced?

  6. www.dictionary.com › browse › quietenQUIETEN Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Quieten definition: to become quiet (often followed by down).. See examples of QUIETEN used in a sentence.

  7. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › quietenQuieten - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    Definitions of quieten. verb. become quiet or quieter. synonyms: hush, pipe down, quiesce, quiet, quiet down. hush, hush up, shut up, silence, still. cause to be quiet or not talk. see more. verb. cause to be quiet or not talk.

  8. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryQUIETEN | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    QUIETEN meaning: to (cause someone to) become calmer or less noisy: . Learn more.

  9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishquieten verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    quieten (somebody/something) (down) to become calmer or less noisy; to make somebody/something calmer or less noisy. The chatter of voices gradually quietened. Things seem to have quietened down a bit this afternoon (= we are not so busy, etc.).

  10. www.thefreedictionary.com › quietenQuieten - definition of quieten by The Free Dictionary

    verb. 1. silence, subdue, stifle, still, stop, quiet, mute, hush, quell, muffle, shush (informal) She tried to quieten her breathing. 2. soothe, calm, allay, dull, blunt, alleviate, appease, lull, mitigate, assuage, mollify, deaden, tranquillize, palliate a long time to quieten the paranoia of the West.

  11. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › quietenquieten | meaning of quieten in Longman Dictionary of...

    quieten meaning, definition, what is quieten: to become calmer and less noisy or activ...: Learn more.