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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The volunteers had to walk over and ask them to quiet down.
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Brody Miller, New York Times, 15 May 2025
The teenagers — whose names have not been released due to their ages — allegedly became upset after being asked to quiet down and followed the three adults to their vehicles in the Warwick Mall parking lot after the film.
—Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 16 Apr. 2025
Coming off last week, the episode does feel a little like the winding-down period after a stern teacher tells a classroom to quiet down after goofing off, but, unfortunately for us, the season has to end somehow.
—Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 19 Mar. 2025
As the Chinese Grand Prix podium celebrations quieted down and George Russell began walking off stage following the group photo, Lando Norris sprayed his Champagne bottle one last time onto race winner Oscar Piastri.
—Madeline Coleman, The Athletic, 25 Mar. 2025
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Brody Miller, New York Times, 15 May 2025
The teenagers — whose names have not been released due to their ages — allegedly became upset after being asked to quiet down and followed the three adults to their vehicles in the Warwick Mall parking lot after the film.
—Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 16 Apr. 2025
Coming off last week, the episode does feel a little like the winding-down period after a stern teacher tells a classroom to quiet down after goofing off, but, unfortunately for us, the season has to end somehow.
—Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 19 Mar. 2025
As the Chinese Grand Prix podium celebrations quieted down and George Russell began walking off stage following the group photo, Lando Norris sprayed his Champagne bottle one last time onto race winner Oscar Piastri.
—Madeline Coleman, The Athletic, 25 Mar. 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 22 May. 2025.
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