as in to hush
to stop talking
the kids quieted down when they realized I was about to ask them if they wanted ice cream
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The vibe is hushed and calming.—
Victoria Uwumarogie,
Essence,
13 Oct. 2025 -
McIlroy would hush the USA crowd after putts, while Reed would bow to their applause.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
24 Sep. 2025
Verb
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For buyers, extra money dries up GM’s strategy of crafting electrified options for its most popular models like the Chevrolet Blazer, Equinox and Silverado directly addressed what consumers wanted from the automaker’s emerging offerings, said Joseph Yoon, Edmunds' consumer insights analyst.—
Jackie Charniga,
USA Today,
13 Oct. 2025
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Once the washing is done, the drying system circulates warm air – 110 °F (43 °C) – through carpet fibers, drying up to 400 sq ft of carpet in around two hours.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
13 Oct. 2025
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Then, after Austin Jackson sustained his season-ending knee injury in early November in Miami’s loss to the Bills , the Dolphins run game clammed up.—
Omar Kelly,
Miami Herald,
29 July 2025
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Although that doesn’t account for those opposite behaviors (e.g., clamming up).—
Caleb Harris,
Austin American Statesman,
2 July 2025
Verb
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They were made to relish going on the road and shutting up an American crowd.—
Brody Miller,
New York Times,
8 Oct. 2025
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Anybody that disputes it, even in my mentions, shut up.—
Saajan Jogia,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Oct. 2025
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The compressed air is then piped down to enormous sealed salt caverns thousands of feet below the Earth's surface for long-term storage.—
Abhimanyu Ghoshal,
New Atlas,
30 June 2025
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At one point, crowd-surfers pulled pipes down from the ceiling.—
Maya Georgi,
Rolling Stone,
15 June 2025
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“Quiet (down).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quiet%20%28down%29. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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