quiet down

phrasal verb

quieted down; quieting down; quiets down

chiefly US

: to become quiet or quieter : to become calmer or less noisy

The children started to quiet down after dinner.

He told the crowd to quiet down.

Things are quieting down in town.

Examples of quiet down in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Unfortunately, calls for diversity and inclusion tend to quiet down when industry players are facing a crisis. —Marta Balaga, Variety, 9 Aug. 2024

Japan's Daiki Hashimoto showed great sportsmanship during the men's gymnastics team final after gesturing to the stands and telling the audience to quiet down with his finger over his mouth on July 29. —Tanisha Bhat, Peoplemag, 5 Aug. 2024

In the midst of his ninth major-league season, Snell knows what’s required for those talks to quiet down. —Justice Delos Santos, The Mercury News, 27 July 2024

Her brothers were encouraged to speak up while she was expected to quiet down. —Zameena Mejia, refinery29.com, 22 July 2024