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present participle of quiet (down)
Synonyms & Antonyms of quieting (down)
to stop talking
- the kids quieted down when they realized I was about to ask them if they wanted ice cream
Synonyms for quieting (down)
- belting up
- [British],
- clamming up,
- drying up,
- dummying up,
- hushing,
- piping down,
- shutting up
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“Quieting (down).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quieting%20%28down%29. Accessed 23 Jan. 2022.
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