quieten down en · VERB
Meanings
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(UK, intransitive) To become quieter.
As the lights dimmed the audience quietened down.
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(UK, intransitive) To reduce intensity of an activity.
Diplomacy can only begin when the violence quietens down.
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(UK, transitive) To make someone or something become quieter.
The teacher did her best to quieten the children down.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| quietens down | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| quietening down | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| quietened down | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| quietened down | Tense=Past | lexicographic |