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2 quiet

Function:

verb

Inflected forms:

quiets; quiet·ed; quiet·ing

Meaning:

[+ 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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