quieten
verb
qui·et·en
ˈkwī-ə-tən 
quietened; quietening
ˈkwī-ət-niŋ,
ˈkwī-ə-tᵊn-iŋ
chiefly British
: quiet
Examples of quieten in a Sentence
the nanny tried to quieten the children with assurances that help was on its way
one young chap was trying to quieten down the group
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Colour was also used in the Royal Pavilion’s interiors to elevate or quieten the mood, for example bright canary yellow in the drawing room or calming sage green in the king’s bedroom.
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Lee Sharrock, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
No matter the real reason, the Daytona 500 dream is over for Mike Wallace, and the debate over the age issue has quietened for now.
—Greg Engle, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
Not even the thudding whir of rotor blades from a helicopter overhead quietened them.
—James Horncastle, The Athletic, 2 July 2024
The buzz around artificial intelligence may have quietened after a volatile week for some of the sector’s biggest names, but Morgan Stanley continues to see promise in a raft of European stocks.
—Amala Balakrishner, CNBC, 12 Aug. 2024
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Lee Sharrock, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
No matter the real reason, the Daytona 500 dream is over for Mike Wallace, and the debate over the age issue has quietened for now.
—Greg Engle, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
Not even the thudding whir of rotor blades from a helicopter overhead quietened them.
—James Horncastle, The Athletic, 2 July 2024
The buzz around artificial intelligence may have quietened after a volatile week for some of the sector’s biggest names, but Morgan Stanley continues to see promise in a raft of European stocks.
—Amala Balakrishner, CNBC, 12 Aug. 2024
See All Example Sentences for quieten
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“Quieten.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/quieten. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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