quiet
4qui·et
verb \ˈkwī-ət\Definition of QUIET
transitive verb
1
: to cause to be quiet : calm
2
: to make secure by freeing from dispute or question <quiet title to a property>
intransitive verb
: to become quiet —usually used with down
— qui·et·er noun
See Examples of QUIET
- <the museum docent told the rowdy youngsters to quiet down for the tour>
- <quiet a crying toddler with candy>
- Clemens had few questions to answer about Piazza. The beanball and broken bat from 2000, and the Mets' tepid retaliation last season, were memories. And since Clemens recorded his 300th victory on June 13, the buzz around him has quieted. —Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 29 June 2003
- When she walked down the hall past his classroom, the sounds of chaos came over the frosted-glass pane above the door. She had taken to making random visits; the sight of her in the doorway quieted the kids. —Mary Gordon, Atlantic, May 1999
- Even with that, Presser was so scared that he fled to Florida and moved from hotel to hotel till the gang war quieted down, with his side on top. —A. H. Raskin New York Times Book Review, 10 Dec. 1989
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Origin of QUIET
Middle English, from Late Latin quietare to set free, to calm, from Latin quietus
First Known Use: 14th century
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