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to quieten
01
cause to be quiet or not talk
Grammatical Information
Composition
derived
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
quieten
3rd person singular
quietens
Present participle
quietening
Past simple
quietened
Past participle
quietened
Examples
The storm slowly quietened as the night went on.
03
to calm down or reduce in volume
Examples
The crowd began to quieten once the announcement was made.
