Associations to the word «Quieten»

Wiktionary

QUIETEN, verb. (transitive) To make quiet.
QUIETEN, verb. (intransitive) To become quiet.
QUIETEN DOWN, verb. (intransitive) (British) To become quieter
QUIETEN DOWN, verb. (intransitive) (British) To reduce intensity of an activity.
QUIETEN DOWN, verb. (transitive) (British) To make someone or something become quieter.

Dictionary definition

QUIETEN, verb. Become quiet or quieter; "The audience fell silent when the speaker entered".
QUIETEN, verb. Make calm or still; "quiet the dragons of worry and fear".
QUIETEN, verb. Cause to be quiet or not talk; "Please silence the children in the church!".

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley