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to quiet down
[phrase form: quiet]
01
to become silent or less noisy
Grammatical Information
Composition
phrasal
Action verb
Regular
Inseparable
Particle
down
Base verb
quiet
Present tense
quiet down
3rd person singular
quiets down
Present participle
quieting down
Past simple
quieted down
Past participle
quieted down
Examples
The children were asked to quiet down during the school assembly.
02
to make someone or something become quiet
Examples
He tried to quiet the barking dog down by giving it a treat.
