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2quiet verb
quiets; quiet·ed; quiet·ing
[+ obj] chiefly US : to make (someone or something) quieter, calmer, or less intense
The announcer was trying to quiet [=(Brit) quieten] the crowd. She tried to quiet [=calm, soothe] the crying baby. Her comments have done nothing to quiet [=lessen] the controversy. Unfortunately, his efforts did little to quiet [=dispel] our doubts.often + down The announcer was trying to quiet down [=(Brit) quieten down] the crowd.
quiet down
[phrasal verb] chiefly US : to become quiet or quieter : to become calmer or less noisy
The children started to quiet down [=(Brit) quieten down] after dinner. He told the crowd to quiet down. Things are quieting down in town. [=the town is becoming less busy]
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