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quiets down

quiets down is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 quiets down

What is quiets down the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Quiets down is the third-person singular simple present indicative of quiet down.

Words near quiets down in the dictionary

  1. quietlike
  2. quietly
  3. quietness
  4. quietnesses
  5. quiets
  6. quiets down
  7. quietsome
  8. quietude
  9. quietudes
  10. quietus
  11. quietuses

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