quietened

verb

past tense of quieten, chiefly British
1
as in calmed
to free from distress or disturbance the nanny tried to quieten the children with assurances that help was on its way

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2
as in shushed
to stop the noise or speech of one young chap was trying to quieten down the group

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Recent Examples of quietened The carnival-like jamboree quietened dramatically and jubilation was replaced by tension. — Will Jeanes, New York Times, 20 June 2026 While the major protests from earlier this week have quietened, the country remains tense as troops patrol the city and efforts to put an interim government in place continue. — Alia Shoaib, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for quietened
  1. calmed
  2. shushed
  3. soothed
  4. quieted
  5. lulled
  6. silenced
  7. composed
  8. hushed
Verb
  • Gilt yields fell across the curve on Tuesday morning, suggesting markets were calmed by Burnham's cabinet choices.
    — Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 21 July 2026
  • Speaking to a standing-room-only crowd Sunday evening, officials stressed that even though the fires burning in northern Minnesota had calmed over the weekend, this year’s fire season is just getting started.
    — Forum News Service, Twin Cities, 20 July 2026
Definition of calmed
Verb
  • As the moment unfolded, Savannah shushed the future king and even briefly placed her hand over his mouth in an effort to keep him composed.
    — Staff Author, InStyle, 13 June 2026
  • The Giants offense got shushed Wednesday night by Shohei Ohtani, and their hitters went down almost as quietly against right-hander Emmet Sheehan.
    — Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 15 May 2026
Definition of shushed
Verb
  • Abbott’s campaign season turnabout on data centers doesn’t seem to have soothed many.
    — Marc Levy, Fortune, 23 July 2026
  • Abbott tries to soothe concerns Abbott’s campaign season turnabout on data centers doesn’t seem to have soothed many.
    — Marc Levy, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2026
Definition of soothed
Verb
  • But just because the fervor over the issue quieted doesn’t mean that CTE went away.
    — Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 26 July 2026
  • But the public show of confidence hasn’t quieted longstanding doubts about Collins’ chances of ousting Ossoff.
    — Greg Bluestein, AJC.com, 20 July 2026
Definition of quieted
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  • Despite the belligerents’ massive wartime potential, populations and policymakers were lulled into a false sense of control.
    — Ariel Cohen, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
  • Exhausted parents may also be lulled to sleep by the ocean effects!
    — Melissa Willets, Parents, 1 July 2026
Definition of lulled
Verb
  • The section of the AT&T Stadium concourse where the group of DFW sports faces and media had gathered was quickly silenced.
    — Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 July 2026
  • Scotland was back in it yet again and the Loftus crowd of 45,053 was silenced yet again.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 11 July 2026
Definition of silenced
Verb
  • But it was created as a state composed of diasporic communities, organized on caste lines, some geographic, others religious.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 July 2026
  • Like proteins, peptides are composed of amino acids that are chemically linked into a chain.
    — John Timmer, ArsTechnica, 24 July 2026
Definition of composed
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  • But within the cozy world of footballing governance, any dissent was mostly hushed—except in Norway.
    — Tom Kludt, Vanity Fair, 17 July 2026
  • Behind the station doors are 150 polished European-style rooms, hushed corridors and a few magnificent surprises.
    — David Hochman, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026
Definition of hushed

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