verb
Meaning 1
To become quieter.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, intransitive
Examples
- As the lights dimmed the audience quietened down.
Meaning relationships
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Phrase guide
quieten down
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verb
Meaning 2
To reduce intensity of an activity.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, intransitive
Examples
- Diplomacy can only begin when the violence quietens down.
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verb
Meaning 3
To make someone or something become quieter.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, transitive
Examples
- The teacher did her best to quieten the children down.
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