quieten
/'kwaiətn/
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Definition
Verb (transitive):
- To cause someone or something to become quiet; to make silent or less noisy.
- To make someone or something calm or still; to reduce agitation or disturbance.
Verb (intransitive):
- To become quiet or quieter; to grow silent or less noisy.
Usage
- Transitive verb: Used with a direct object (e.g., quieten someone/something).
- Intransitive verb: Used without a direct object (e.g., something quietens).
Examples
- Transitive verb:
- The teacher tried to quieten the excited class.
- A mother's gentle touch can quieten a crying baby.
- Intransitive verb:
- The noise in the hall gradually quietened.
- After the announcement, the crowd quietened down.
Advanced Usage
- "quieten down": (phrasal verb) To become quiet or to make someone/something quiet.
- The storm finally quietened down in the evening.
- Can you quieten the dogs down? They're barking too much.
Variants and Related Words
- Quiet (verb): A more common synonym meaning to make or become quiet. (e.g., )
- Quiet (adjective): Making little or no noise; calm.
- Quietness (noun): The state or quality of being quiet.
Synonyms
- Silence: To cause to become silent.
- Calm: To make peaceful or tranquil.
- Hush: To make quiet, often by saying "hush".
- Soothe: To gently calm.
Phrasal Verbs
- Quieten down: As shown in 'Advanced Usage', this is the primary phrasal verb form.
Related Idioms
- Quieten someone's fears: To alleviate or calm someone's anxieties.
- The doctor's explanation quietened the patient's fears.
Verb
- cause to be quiet or not talk
- Please silence the children in the church!
- make calm or still
- quiet the dragons of worry and fear
- become quiet or quieter
- The audience fell silent when the speaker entered