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quieted down

quieted down is the simple past and past participle of quiet down.

Meaning of quiet down

Verb

quiet down (third-person singular simple present quiets down, present participle quieting down, simple past and past participle quieted down)

  1. (US, intransitive) To become quieter.
    • As the lights dimmed the general noise quieted down.
  2. (US, transitive) To make someone or something become quieter.
    • The teacher did her best to quiet the children down.
  3. (US, intransitive, transitive) To diminish in intensity.
    • Diplomacy can only begin when the violence quiets down.

Questions about quieted down

What is quieted down the simple past and past participle of?
Quieted down is the simple past and past participle of quiet down.

Words near quieted down in the dictionary

  1. quiet-quitting
  2. quietage
  3. quietcation
  4. quietcations
  5. quieted
  6. quieted down
  7. quieten
  8. quieten down
  9. quietened
  10. quietened down
  11. quietener

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