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quieten
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
quieten
(verb)
quieten
/
ˈ
kwajətən/
verb
quietens
;
quietened
;
quietening
quieten
/
ˈ
kwajətən/
verb
quietens
;
quietened
;
quietening
Britannica Dictionary definition of QUIETEN
[
+ object
]
British
:
2
quiet
trying to
quieten
(down) the crowd
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quieten down
[
phrasal verb
]
British
:
to become quiet or quieter
The children
quietened down
after dinner.
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