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Wiktionary

  1. v. To become quieter
  2. v. To reduce intensity of an activity.
  3. v. To make someone or something become quieter.

WordNet 3.0

  1. v. become quiet or quieter

Examples

  • “Seventeen years of peace and quiet down the waterspout.”

    Fictionaut: Father Swarat

  • “If we were all right here we are doing just what we should do: staying out of sight until things quiet down and that down-state man pulls out.”

    Simon & Schuster: Hemingway on Hunting

  • “It took Dr. Darity a few minutes to get the room to quiet down again.”

    Simon & Schuster: THE HARDY BOYS

  • “From the stage and before all the cameras, I would humbly admonish the adoring crowd to quiet down just enough to hear me clearly gasp out my gratitude to God for allowing really dumb people like them the rare good taste to recognize a genius such as me.”

    Simon & Schuster: Roseanne Archy

  • “My meal was ruined, and I let him know it—that is, until I caught my father’s glaring eyes giving me the malocchio, the evil eye, that forced me to quiet down and eat my pasta, cheese and all.”

    Simon & Schuster: Chicken Soup for the Soul: Family Matters

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