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- DictionaryQui·et·en/ˈkwīətn/
verb
- 1. make or become quiet and calm: British "her mother was trying to quieten her"
5 days ago · 1. verb. 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. [VERB noun] A man shouted and the dogs suddenly quietened. [VERB] regional note: in AM, usually use quiet.
quieten. verb [ I or T ] UK uk / ˈkwaɪə.t ə n / us / ˈkwaɪə.t̬ ə n / (US quiet) Add to word list. Add to word list. to ( cause someone to) become calmer or less noisy: The barking dogs quietened (down) when they recognized me. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. to become calm or make someone calm.
Jul 30, 2023 · quieten (third-person singular simple present quietens, present participle quietening, simple past and past participle quietened) ( transitive) To make quiet . quieten the class. ( intransitive) To become quiet . quieten down please, the speaker is going to start.
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.
IPA guide. Other forms: quietened; quietening; quietens. 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.
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.). The police appealed for calm, but it failed to quieten the protesters.
5 days ago · 2 senses: mainly British 1. to make or become calm, silent, etc; pacify or become peaceful 2. to allay (fear, doubts, etc).... Click for more definitions.
