quieten

[kwahy-i-tn]

verb (used without object)

1. to become quiet (often followed bydown ).

verb (used with object)

1. to make quiet.

quieten

/ ˈkwaɪətən /

verb

1. (often foll by down) to make or become calm, silent, etc; pacify or become peaceful

2. (tr) to allay (fear, doubts, etc)

Other Word Forms

• quietener noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of quieten¹

First recorded in 1820–30; quiet + -en ¹

Example Sentences

Medvedev continued to act as the ringleader before eventually attempting to quieten the boisterous crowd.

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Here we are 12 months later, just as MPs may have thought things were quietening down before Parliament's summer break starting next week, and here we go again.

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Things quietened down but Dryden phoned police at about 04:30 claiming his partner had stabbed herself after attacking him with a hammer.

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Although it can be noisy, it quietens down significantly once the Pyramid stage performers finish for the day.

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The Rage Virus, it seems, never quietened - it grew.

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