Quieten

//ˈkwaɪ.ə.tən// verb

verb ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To make quiet. Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, transitive

    "quieten the class"

  2. 2
    cause to be quiet or not talk wordnet
  3. 3
    To become quiet. Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, intransitive

    "quieten down please, the speaker is going to start."

  4. 4
    make calm or still wordnet
  5. 5
    become quiet or quieter wordnet

Synonyms

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Example

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"As the lesson comes to an end, even if the teacher doesn't say "be quiet" or "sit down," the children naturally return to their seats and quieten down."

Etymology

From quiet + -en (verbal suffix).

Related phrases

quieten down

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