Synonyms for quiet down
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : kwahy-it |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈkwaɪ ɪt |
Top 10 synonyms for quiet down Other synonyms for the word quiet down
- abate
- allay
- balm
- becalm
- calm down
- cease
- chill out
- choke off
- clam
- clam up
- close up
- compose
- cool
- cool it
- cool off
- cut short
- dampen
- deaden
- decrease
- decrease the volume
- die down
- diminish
- dry up
- dull
- dumb
- dummy up
- dwindle
- ease off
- ebb
- extinguish
- fall
- hold one's tongue
- hush
- hush one's mouth
- hush-hush
- keep it down
- lay back
- let up
- loosen up
- lull
- lullaby
- moderate
- overawe
- pacify
- pipe down
- put a lid on
- qualify
- quell
- quiet
- quiet down
- quieten
- recline
- rest
- say nothing
- settle
- shush
- shut up
- sit on
- slacken
- slow down
- soft-pedal
- still
- strike dumb
- stroke
- subdue
- subside
- suppress
- take a break
- take it easy
- take the edge
- take the sting out
- temper
- tongue-tie
- tranquilize
- wane
- wind down
Définition of quiet down
Origin :- c.1300, "freedom from disturbance or conflict; calm, stillness," from Old French quiete "rest, repose, tranquility" and directly from Latin quies (genitive quietis) "a lying still, rest, repose, peace," from PIE root *qwi- "rest" (cf. Old Persian shiyati-, Avestan shaiti- "well-being;" Avestan shyata- "happy;" Gothic hveila, Old English hwil "space of time;" see while (n.)). Late 14c. as "inactivity, rest, repose."
- As in lull : verb calm, ease off
- As in silence : verb make or be quiet
- As in unwind : verb relax
- As in quieten : verb silence
- As in shush : verb silence
- The mob may quiet down, an' then again they may grow worse, so there's no sayin' what'll happen.
- Extract from : « Down the Slope » by James Otis
- When the time comes they may kick a little, but they'll quiet down.
- Extract from : « The Dwelling Place of Light, Complete » by Winston Churchill
- It was some moments before she could quiet down, after her painful recital.
- Extract from : « Fighting Byng » by A. Stone
- Yet she had thought of it, and the thought would not quiet down.
- Extract from : « The Crystal Ball » by Roy J. Snell
- It's quiet down there, and, when I get through for the day, I can read.
- Extract from : « The Landlord at Lion's Head, Complete » by William Dean Howells
- Gimbel'll get what he wants, then he'll quiet down and hope to make a senior society.
- Extract from : « Stover at Yale » by Owen Johnson
- (waiting a few seconds for the applause to quiet down, says).
- Extract from : « Punch and Judy » by Willliam J. Judd
- It's a little too much for him just now, but he'll quiet down after a bit.
- Extract from : « The Helpers » by Francis Lynde
- It was so quiet down there; no one could take Donnie away from her.
- Extract from : « The Long Dim Trail » by Forrestine C. Hooker
- He will quiet down in a minute; but I couldn't disappoint him.
- Extract from : « The Two Sides of the Shield » by Charlotte M. Yonge
Antonyms for quiet down
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