quieten
verb /ˈkwaɪətn/
/ˈkwaɪətn/
[intransitive, transitive] (British English)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they quieten | /ˈkwaɪətn/ /ˈkwaɪətn/ |
| he / she / it quietens | /ˈkwaɪətnz/ /ˈkwaɪətnz/ |
| past simple quietened | /ˈkwaɪətnd/ /ˈkwaɪətnd/ |
| past participle quietened | /ˈkwaɪətnd/ /ˈkwaɪətnd/ |
| -ing form quietening | /ˈkwaɪətnɪŋ/ /ˈkwaɪətnɪŋ/ |
- 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.