quiet (down)

verb

Definition of quiet (down)next
as in to hush
to stop talking the kids quieted down when they realized I was about to ask them if they wanted ice cream

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for quiet (down)
  1. hush
  2. dry up
  3. clam up
  4. shut up
  5. pipe down
Verb
  • Matthews’ voice swung from gravelly to hushed in a simple, affecting tribute.
    Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 20 Oct. 2024
  • Throughout the first act, the auditorium was hushed.
    Tomas Weber, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Oct. 2024
Definition of hush
Verb
  • But pandemic-era state and federal funds have dried up, and spending has continued to rise faster than collections, leading to the current structural imbalance.
    Andrew Keatts, Axios, 4 Dec. 2024
  • It’s been a tough few years for the venture industry, with IPOs virtually drying up in late 2021 due, at the time, to rising inflation and interest rates.
    Ari Levy, CNBC, 3 Dec. 2024
Definition of dry up
Verb
  • Judges struggle to name favorite cheese Ask a judge to pick their favorite and most will clam up, dodge the question or offer a long, unranked list.
    Kelly Meyerhofer, Journal Sentinel, 7 Mar. 2024
  • One social worker said that a girl clammed up in a recent interview that her mother was invited to.
    Scooty Nickerson, The Mercury News, 3 Mar. 2024
Definition of clam up
Verb
  • The Disney Channel has shut up shop in a number of countries as its parent company continues to focus on its streaming service, Disney+.
    Jason Fields, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
  • Has the right suddenly decided that athletes should not just shut up and dribble but instead publicly engage with political issues?
    Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2024
Definition of shut up
Verb
  • The Vidalia fans will need to pipe down once and for all.
    Liza B. Zimmerman, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024
  • Alexander’s trash talk ensued and Wicks got up and shoved Alexander, who told Wicks to pipe down.
    Matt Schneidman, The Athletic, 1 Aug. 2024
Definition of pipe down
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quiet (down)

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“Quiet (down).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quiet%20%28down%29. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.

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