quieten down

verb

Definitions

  1. To become quieter.

    • As the lights dimmed the audience quietened down.
  2. To reduce intensity of an activity.

    • Diplomacy can only begin when the violence quietens down.
  3. To make someone or something become quieter.

    • The teacher did her best to quieten the children down.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA