quieten down — [phrasal verb] Brit : to become quiet or quieter The children quietened down after dinner. • • • Main Entry: ↑quieten … Useful english dictionary
quieten down — PHR V ERG If someone or something quietens down or if you quieten them down, they become less noisy or less active. [mainly BRIT] [V P] The labour unrest which swept the country last week has quietened down... [V n P] Somehow I managed to quieten … English dictionary
quieten down — verb a) To become quieter As the lights dimmed the general noise quietened down. b) To reduce intensity of an activity. Diplomacy can only begin when the violence quietens down … Wiktionary
quieten — qui|et|en [ˈkwaıətn] v BrE quiet AmE 1.) [I and T] also quieten down BrE to become calmer and less noisy or active, or to make someone or something do this ▪ Javed Miandad appealed for calm, but he failed to quieten the protesters. ▪ Quiet down… … Dictionary of contemporary English
quieten — UK [ˈkwaɪət(ə)n] / US verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms quieten : present tense I/you/we/they quieten he/she/it quietens present participle quietening past tense quietened past participle quietened 1) quieten or quieten down to become… … English dictionary
quieten — [[t]kwa͟ɪ͟ət(ə)n[/t]] quietens, quietening, quietened 1) V ERG If you quieten someone or something, or if they quieten, you make them become less noisy, less active, or silent. [mainly BRIT] [V n] She tried to quieten her breathing... A man… … English dictionary
quieten — also quiet AmE verb 1 also quieten down (I, T) to become less noisy or less active, or to make someone or something do this: The chatter quietened briefly when she came into the room. | Things tend to quieten down after the Christmas rush. 2 (T)… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
quieten — quiet, quieten As a verb, quiet has been used transitively (with an object) since the 16c in the meaning ‘to make (someone or something) quiet’, and is still in use in this sense: • The unexpectedness of this departure from the routine at first… … Modern English usage
quieten — [ˈkwaɪət(ə)n] verb [I/T] British to become calmer or less noisy, or to make someone do this • quieten (sb/sth) down … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
ˌquieten (sb/sth) ˈdown — phrasal verb same as quieten … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
quieten — quietener, n. /kwuy i tn/, Chiefly Brit. v.i. 1. to become quiet (often fol. by down). v.t. 2. to make quiet. [1820 30; QUIET1 + EN1] * * * … Universalium
