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English verb: quiet down | |||
| 1. | quiet down (perception) become quiet or quieter | ||
| Samples | The audience fell silent when the speaker entered. | ||
| Synonyms | hush, pipe down, quiesce, quiet, quieten | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | change intensity | ||
| Verb group | hush, hush up, quieten, shut up, silence, still | ||
| Antonyms | louden | ||
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