quiet down
phrasal verb
quieted down; quieting down; quiets down
chiefly US
: to become quiet or quieter : to become calmer or less noisy
The children started to quiet down after dinner.
He told the crowd to quiet down.
Things are quieting down in town.
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The video ends with the jubilant crowd quieting down to listen to Moore’s emotional, career-spanning acceptance speech, which highlighted the significance of the moment for the actress.
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Luke Chinman, People.com, 6 Jan. 2025
The Pacific Northwest, which has played host to a series of surly atmospheric rivers and a bomb cyclone in recent days, should finally quiet down, AccuWeather senior meteorologist Tyler Roys told USA TODAY on Sunday as that national weather picture for the holiday grew sharper.
—John Bacon, USA TODAY, 24 Nov. 2024
The monster winds that fueled the explosion of the fires on Tuesday and Wednesday have begun to quiet down, though significant gusts are still expected to complicate the task of firefighters for the next several days.
—CNN, 13 Jan. 2025
Witnesses told troopers the man was assaulted after repeatedly asking a group of individuals who were acting loud and disruptive to quiet down, state police said.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 10 Jan. 2025
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Luke Chinman, People.com, 6 Jan. 2025
The Pacific Northwest, which has played host to a series of surly atmospheric rivers and a bomb cyclone in recent days, should finally quiet down, AccuWeather senior meteorologist Tyler Roys told USA TODAY on Sunday as that national weather picture for the holiday grew sharper.
—John Bacon, USA TODAY, 24 Nov. 2024
The monster winds that fueled the explosion of the fires on Tuesday and Wednesday have begun to quiet down, though significant gusts are still expected to complicate the task of firefighters for the next several days.
—CNN, 13 Jan. 2025
Witnesses told troopers the man was assaulted after repeatedly asking a group of individuals who were acting loud and disruptive to quiet down, state police said.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 10 Jan. 2025
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“Quiet down.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/quiet%20down. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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