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quietened

quietened is the simple past and past participle of quieten.

Meaning of quieten

Verb

quieten (third-person singular simple present quietens, present participle quietening, simple past and past participle quietened)

  1. (Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, transitive) To make quiet.
    • quieten the class
  2. (Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, intransitive) To become quiet.
    • quieten down please, the speaker is going to start.

Phrases with quietened

Questions about quietened

What is quietened the simple past and past participle of?
Quietened is the simple past and past participle of quieten.

Words near quietened in the dictionary

  1. quietcations
  2. quieted
  3. quieted down
  4. quieten
  5. quieten down
  6. quietened
  7. quietened down
  8. quietener
  9. quieteners
  10. quietening
  11. quietening down

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