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quieten
qui·et·en Q0031400 (kwī′ĭ-tn)tr. & intr.v. qui·et·ened, qui·et·en·ing, qui·et·ens Chiefly British To make or become quiet.quieten (ˈkwaɪətən) vb1. (often foll by down) to make or become calm, silent, etc; pacify or become peaceful2. (tr) to allay (fear, doubts, etc)qui•et•en (ˈkwaɪ ɪ tn) v.t., v.i. Chiefly Brit. to quiet. [1820–30] qui′et•en•er, n. quieten Past participle: quietened Gerund: quietening
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I quieten | you quieten | he/she/it quietens | we quieten | you quieten | they quieten |
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I quietened | you quietened | he/she/it quietened | we quietened | you quietened | they quietened |
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I am quietening | you are quietening | he/she/it is quietening | we are quietening | you are quietening | they are quietening |
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I have quietened | you have quietened | he/she/it has quietened | we have quietened | you have quietened | they have quietened |
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I was quietening | you were quietening | he/she/it was quietening | we were quietening | you were quietening | they were quietening |
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I had quietened | you had quietened | he/she/it had quietened | we had quietened | you had quietened | they had quietened |
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I will quieten | you will quieten | he/she/it will quieten | we will quieten | you will quieten | they will quieten |
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I will have quietened | you will have quietened | he/she/it will have quietened | we will have quietened | you will have quietened | they will have quietened |
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I will be quietening | you will be quietening | he/she/it will be quietening | we will be quietening | you will be quietening | they will be quietening |
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I have been quietening | you have been quietening | he/she/it has been quietening | we have been quietening | you have been quietening | they have been quietening |
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I will have been quietening | you will have been quietening | he/she/it will have been quietening | we will have been quietening | you will have been quietening | they will have been quietening |
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I had been quietening | you had been quietening | he/she/it had been quietening | we had been quietening | you had been quietening | they had been quietening |
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I would quieten | you would quieten | he/she/it would quieten | we would quieten | you would quieten | they would quieten |
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I would have quietened | you would have quietened | he/she/it would have quietened | we would have quietened | you would have quietened | they would have quietened | ThesaurusVerb | 1. | quieten - become quiet or quieter; "The audience fell silent when the speaker entered"pipe down, quiesce, quiet, quiet down, hushsilence, still, hush, hush up, quieten, shut up - cause to be quiet or not talk; "Please silence the children in the church!"change intensity - increase or decrease in intensitylouden - become louder; "The room loudened considerably" | | 2. | quieten - make calm or still; "quiet the dragons of worry and fear"still, tranquilize, tranquillise, tranquillize, calm, calm down, quiet, lulllull - calm by deception; "Don't let yourself be lulled into a false state of security"compose - calm (someone, especially oneself); make quiet; "She had to compose herself before she could reply to this terrible insult"appease, assuage, conciliate, gentle, gruntle, lenify, mollify, pacify, placate - cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of; "She managed to mollify the angry customer"reassure, assure - cause to feel sure; give reassurance to; "The airline tried to reassure the customers that the planes were safe"comfort, console, solace, soothe - give moral or emotional strength to | | 3. | quieten - cause to be quiet or not talk; "Please silence the children in the church!"silence, still, hush, hush up, shut upshush - silence (someone) by uttering `shush!'conquer, inhibit, stamp down, suppress, subdue, curb - to put down by force or authority; "suppress a nascent uprising"; "stamp down on littering"; "conquer one's desires"lull, calm down - become quiet or less intensive; "the fighting lulled for a moment"shout down - silence or overwhelm by shoutingpipe down, quiesce, quiet, quiet down, quieten, hush - become quiet or quieter; "The audience fell silent when the speaker entered"gag, muzzle - prevent from speaking out; "The press was gagged"louden - cause to become loud |
quietenverb1. 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 soothe upset, provoke, intensify, worsen, exacerbate, aggravatequieten someone down calm someone down, comfort, soothe, subdue, pacify Somehow I managed to quieten her down.quietenverbTo cause to become silent:hush, quiet, shush, shut up, silence, still.Translationsquiet (ˈkwaiət) adjective1. not making very much, or any, noise; without very much, or any, noise. Tell the children to be quiet; It's very quiet out in the country; a quiet person. 安靜的 安静的2. free from worry, excitement etc. I live a very quiet life. 平靜的 平静的,宁静的 3. without much movement or activity; not busy. We'll have a quiet afternoon watching television. 悠閒的 闲适的4. (of colours) not bright. (指顏色)暗淡的 素净的,(指颜色)朴素的 noun a state, atmosphere, period of time etc which is quiet. In the quiet of the night; All I want is peace and quiet. 安靜 安静 verb (especially American. often with down) to quieten. 使安靜,變安靜 使平静,使安心 ˈquieten verb1. (often with down) to make or become quiet. I expect you to quieten down when I come into the classroom. 使安靜,變安靜 使平静,使安静 2. to remove or lessen (a person's fears, doubts etc). 消弭或減輕(恐懼、疑慮等) 平息ˈquietly adverb 安靜地 安静地ˈquietness noun 安靜 安静,平静 keep quiet about to say nothing about; to keep secret. I'd like you to keep quiet about the child's father being in prison. 保持沉默,保守秘密 保持沉默,保守秘密 on the quiet secretly; without letting anyone find out. He went out of the office to enjoy a cigarette on the quiet. 秘密地 秘密地 quiet is an adjective: She has a quiet voice ; Keep quiet. quite is an adverb: This book is quite good . IdiomsSeequieten downEncyclopediaSeequietMedicalSeeQUIETquieten Related to quieten: quieten downSynonyms for quietenverb silenceSynonyms- silence
- subdue
- stifle
- still
- stop
- quiet
- mute
- hush
- quell
- muffle
- shush
verb sootheSynonyms- soothe
- calm
- allay
- dull
- blunt
- alleviate
- appease
- lull
- mitigate
- assuage
- mollify
- deaden
- tranquillize
- palliate
Antonyms- upset
- provoke
- intensify
- worsen
- exacerbate
- aggravate
phrase quieten someone downSynonyms- calm someone down
- comfort
- soothe
- subdue
- pacify
Synonyms for quietenverb to cause to become silentSynonyms- hush
- quiet
- shush
- shut up
- silence
- still
Synonyms for quietenverb become quiet or quieterSynonyms- pipe down
- quiesce
- quiet
- quiet down
- hush
Related Words- silence
- still
- hush
- hush up
- quieten
- shut up
- change intensity
Antonymsverb make calm or stillSynonyms- still
- tranquilize
- tranquillise
- tranquillize
- calm
- calm down
- quiet
- lull
Related Words- lull
- compose
- appease
- assuage
- conciliate
- gentle
- gruntle
- lenify
- mollify
- pacify
- placate
- reassure
- assure
- comfort
- console
- solace
- soothe
verb cause to be quiet or not talkSynonyms- silence
- still
- hush
- hush up
- shut up
Related Words- shush
- conquer
- inhibit
- stamp down
- suppress
- subdue
- curb
- lull
- calm down
- shout down
- pipe down
- quiesce
- quiet
- quiet down
- quieten
- hush
- gag
- muzzle
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