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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Crowd support helps, but when the course quiets down, your internal drive must carry you.
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Henry Fan, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2025
In short, this super-sized donnybrook does not seem likely to quiet down anytime soon.
—Alexei Oreskovic, Fortune, 7 July 2025
Photo by Megan Briggs/Getty Images Even though those rumors have quieted down quite a bit in recent days, Pittsburgh still seems like a plausible trade destination.
—Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 June 2025
Netflix is betting that their silent majority will adapt and benefit while the vocal minority eventually quiets down.
—Roger Dooley, Forbes.com, 16 June 2025
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Henry Fan, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2025
In short, this super-sized donnybrook does not seem likely to quiet down anytime soon.
—Alexei Oreskovic, Fortune, 7 July 2025
Photo by Megan Briggs/Getty Images Even though those rumors have quieted down quite a bit in recent days, Pittsburgh still seems like a plausible trade destination.
—Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 June 2025
Netflix is betting that their silent majority will adapt and benefit while the vocal minority eventually quiets down.
—Roger Dooley, Forbes.com, 16 June 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 20 Aug. 2025.
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