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  • quiet down — verb become quiet or quieter (Freq. 1) The audience fell silent when the speaker entered • Syn: ↑quieten, ↑hush, ↑quiet, ↑quiesce, ↑pipe down • Ant: ↑louden …   Useful english dictionary

  • quiet down — PHR V ERG If someone or something quiets down or if you quiet them down, they become less noisy or less active. [mainly AM] [V P] Once the vote was taken, things quieted down quickly... [V n P] Try gradually to quiet them down as bedtime… …   English dictionary

  • quiet down — verb a) To become quieter As the lights dimmed the general noise quieted down. b) To reduce intensity of an activity. Diplomacy can only begin when the violence quiets down …   Wiktionary

  • quiet down — (Roget s IV) v. Syn. grow silent, be hushed, hush, be subdued, be suppressed, become speechless, fall silent, break off, be answered, shut up*, clam up* …   English dictionary for students

  • quiet — qui|et1 [ kwaıət ] adjective *** 1. ) making very little or no noise: Electric cars are quiet and pollution free. some quiet soothing music a ) used about people who are not talking or who do not usually talk much: a quiet sensitive boy go quiet …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • quiet — 1. adjective /kwaɪət/ a) With little or no sound; denoting absence of disturbing noise. I cant hear the music, it is too quiet. b) Having little motion or activity; calm …   Wiktionary

  • quiet — Synonyms and related words: Attic, Buddha like composure, Oriental calm, abate, aesthetic, allay, appease, arrange, arrangement, array, artistic, asleep, at peace, at rest, ataraxia, ataraxy, awful silence, back door, backstairs, backward, becalm …   Moby Thesaurus

  • quiet — [[t]kwa͟ɪ͟ət[/t]] ♦♦ quieter, quietest, quiets, quieting, quieted 1) ADJ GRADED Someone or something that is quiet makes only a small amount of noise. Tania kept the children reasonably quiet and contented... A quiet murmur passed through the… …   English dictionary

  • Down to the Bone (album) — Down to the Bone Studio album by Quiet Riot Released March 1, 1995 Recorded 1995 …   Wikipedia

  • Quiet Riot — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Quiet Riot Información personal Origen Estados Unidos …   Wikipedia Español

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