quiet down
phrasal verb
quieted down; quieting down; quiets down
chiefly US
: to become quiet or quieter : to become calmer or less noisy
The children started to quiet down after dinner.
He told the crowd to quiet down.
Things are quieting down in town.
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Not long after that investigation quieted down, Division Street was the subject of a class-action lawsuit filed by current and former female athletes who alleged that the organization favored the school’s male athletes.
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Jason Clinkscales, Sportico.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Everything quiets down after that.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 30 Aug. 2025
Williams and Fernandez, the 2021 singles runner-up at Flushing Meadows, were heavy fan favorites at a nearly full Louis Armstrong Stadium, and the chair umpire had to ask the crowd multiple times to quiet down.
—Stephen Whyno, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2025
All the talk about Tucker’s megadeal is quieting down.
—Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2025
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Jason Clinkscales, Sportico.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Everything quiets down after that.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 30 Aug. 2025
Williams and Fernandez, the 2021 singles runner-up at Flushing Meadows, were heavy fan favorites at a nearly full Louis Armstrong Stadium, and the chair umpire had to ask the crowd multiple times to quiet down.
—Stephen Whyno, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2025
All the talk about Tucker’s megadeal is quieting down.
—Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for quiet down
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“Quiet down.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/quiet%20down. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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