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verb
- 1. make or become quiet and calm: British "her mother was trying to quieten her" Similar
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QUIETEN definition: to (cause someone to) become calmer or less noisy: . Learn more.
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.
If you quieten someone or something, or if they quieten, you make them become less noisy, less active, or silent. [ mainly British ] She tried to quieten her breathing.
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.).
Quieten definition: to become quiet (often followed by down).. See examples of QUIETEN used in a sentence.
QUIETEN meaning: to (cause someone to) become calmer or less noisy: . Learn more.
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.
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?
Apr 3, 2018 · quieten definition: to make someone or something quiet.
quieten meaning, definition, what is quieten: to become calmer and less noisy or activ...: Learn more.
