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quietenqui‧et‧en /ˈkwaɪətn/ British English, quiet American English verb   - Cardiff quietened Jimmy with a gesture that meant: Let him talk.
- Her travelling companions had quietened, as if some one in authority had arrived.
- I decided to stay where I was at the moment until things quietened down.
- In an attempt to quieten things down, executive producer George Harrison arranged for a press conference in London.
- Invent some reason to quieten old Nosy Salt.
- It didn't knock her unconscious, but at least it quietened her enough to let me get at Jules.
- The driver tried to quieten the horses as two screeching cats, fighting over some vermin, scurried out of the shadows.
- When one conceals matters, one does not necessarily quieten them.
to make someone or something quieter► quieten somebody down British /quiet somebody down American to make someone quieter and calmer, when they are making a lot of noise because they are angry, excited, or upset: · I spent half the lesson trying to quieten them down.· Sue managed to quiet them both down and eventually stopped the argument. ► silence especially written to make someone suddenly stop speaking: · I opened my mouth to speak but she silenced me with an angry look.· Partick was livid, but Jane squeezed his arm to silence him. ► hush to make someone, especially a child, make less noise or make no noise at all, especially by telling them in a quiet voice to stop talking or crying: · I turned to Margaret but was hushed before I could open my mouth.· David hushed me. "Sh-h-h. You're not allowed to speak in here.''· She gave up trying to hush the baby and took him outside. ► muffle if something muffles a sound it makes it quieter and less clear: · The snow muffled the sound of the traffic.· He dragged her into the car, putting his hand over her mouth to muffle her screams.· John's voice was muffled by the door, and I couldn't tell what he was saying. ► turn down to make a television, radio etc quieter by moving or turning a button or control: turn something/it/them down: · Do you mind turning the radio down?· Turn that music down, you'll wake the whole street!turn down something: · She turned down the volume on the TV and picked up the phone.turn something right downBritish /turn something all the way down American (=make it as quiet as possible): · No wonder you can't hear anything -- you've turned your hearing aid right down. ► shut somebody up informal to make someone be quiet, especially by speaking to them rudely or angrily: · Can't you shut those kids up?· The only way to shut her up is to give her something to eat. ADVERB► down· I decided to stay where I was at the moment until things quietened down.· About 4 am things quietened down, and we went home to get a spot of sleep.· After I'd quietened down they left me alone.· After Mosse died, things seemed to have quietened down.· Of course, it quietens down later.· David has mellowed and quietened down a great deal.· It was strange but, since they'd started talking about getting rid of Donald, the baby had quietened down.· He decided it was better to leave the library until the place had quietened down. nounquietdisquietquietnessquietismquietudeverbquietenquietadjectivequietadverbquietly 1[intransitive, transitive] (also quieten down British English) to become calmer and less noisy or active, or to make someone or something do this:  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.2[transitive] to reduce a feeling such as fear or worry: I managed to quieten her fears. |