quiet down
English
Verb
quiet down (third-person singular simple present quiets down, present participle quieting down, simple past and past participle quieted down)
- (intransitive, US) To become quieter.
- As the lights dimmed the general noise quieted down.
- (transitive, US) To make someone or something become quieter.
- The teacher did her best to quiet the children down.
- (intransitive, transitive, US) To diminish in intensity.
- Diplomacy can only begin when the violence quiets down.
Translations
make someone or something become quieter
diminish in intensity
See also
- quieten down which is preferred usage in UK.