Quieten
/ˈkwaɪ.ə.tən/ verb
verb ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 To make quiet. Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, transitive
"quieten the class"
- 2 cause to be quiet or not talk wordnet
- 3 To become quiet. Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, intransitive
"quieten down please, the speaker is going to start."
- 4 make calm or still wordnet
- 5 become quiet or quieter wordnet
Example
More examples"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).