quiet (down)

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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Verb
  • Timbaland and Nachum often stand off to the side, speaking in emphatic but hushed whispers about new ideas that are coming to them in that moment.
    Mackenzie Cummings-Grady, Billboard, 28 Apr. 2025
  • Finally, go ahead and chop 35% off the Google Pixel Buds Pro wireless earbuds for filling commutes or jogs with bold bass, hushed background noise with ANC, and hands-free Google Assistant commands.
    Shubham Yewale, PC Magazine, 24 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Dry eye occurs when the eyes don't produce enough tears or when tears evaporate (dry up) too quickly.
    Sarah Hudgens, Health, 17 May 2025
  • As insurers flee the state, access to insurance for thousands of homeowners has dried up.
    Kristian Fors, Oc Register, 16 May 2025
Verb
  • Meet Them At Their Comfort Level Some CEOs are great at being conversational and engaging on video; others clam up and want to use a script—which severely limits any feeling of authenticity.
    Elizabeth Baskin, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
  • While Lydia wallows in the residual pain, Paul has clammed up.
    Judy Berman, TIME, 12 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • But his performance in Game 5 seems to have shut up a lot of people, at least for the time being.
    Matt Levine, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025
  • So enough on social media, put up or shut up in court.
    Nik Popli, Time, 30 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Yes and became yes and no, much like a musical conductor tells the strings and woodwinds to play louder and the brass to pipe down.
    Michael Alcée, Hartford Courant, 13 Apr. 2025
  • The freshwater was coming from a sewage-treatment pipe down below.
    Ben McGrath, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2025
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“Quiet (down).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quiet%20%28down%29. Accessed 22 May. 2025.

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