quietens

present tense third-person singular of quieten, chiefly British

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for quietens
Verb
  • Clear info calms the nerves and gets people ready to party.
    Elle Chan, Rolling Stone, 2 Oct. 2025
  • The nearness of bees, and of other things that agitate most people, calms me.
    Rivka Galchen, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • That just kind of quiets everything else.
    Matt Gelb, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2025
  • As dusk falls, the Himalayas blush pink, and the village quiets—wrapped in mountain shadow, the hush broken only by distant chanting and wind.
    Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • The rich, creamy formula hydrates skin deeply, soothes redness, and helps strengthen the skin's barrier, leaving everything feeling balanced.
    Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Watching a room full of diners realize how they’re supposed to eat that really soothes the soul.
    Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • This game helps lessen those barriers and lulls in conversation.
    L. Daniela Alvarez, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Sep. 2025
  • In one lovely scene later in the film, a friend lulls her to sleep, his face appearing in a video call on her laptop.
    Jourdain Searles, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • His death Friday morning just after midnight, silences an exemplary artist who performed weekly until earlier this summer.
    George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Sep. 2025
  • This not only silences ideas but also creates a culture where employees feel less valued.
    Dr. Diane Hamilton, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Who composes a symphony with a hammer?
    Big Think, Big Think, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Genji visits these woods before his exile to Suma and composes a poem wishing that the forest might one day see the injustice against him reversed.
    Lauren Groff, The Atlantic, 20 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • The top itself is an eight-layer cloth construction that satisfyingly hushes the cabin when raised.
    Brett Berk, Robb Report, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Autumn hushes the Codrii forest, where mushrooms push through damp soil and the air smells of woodsmoke and moss.
    Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Robinson is the favorite to start, which would mean Towns sliding over to power forward, which mutes some of his offensive superpowers.
    New York Times, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
  • The host mutes everyone upon entry.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 17 Sep. 2025
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“Quietens.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quietens. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.

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