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.

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The hype has quieted down since then—interest has dropped by about a third since 2020, according to Google Trends—but the evidence that mindfulness and other forms of meditation have real benefits continues to quietly accumulate. —

Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 9 Oct. 2024 Alaia has a skatepark with a concrete bowl that mimics the waves, as well as pilates courses and a rock climbing wall for when the ocean quiets down and guests need another way to develop that core. —

Noah Lederman, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2024 But accepting a settlement generally required quieting down. —

Jonathan Mattise, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2024 The hoopla has mostly since quieted down, but the incident has also sparked ongoing conversations about the main underlying question: What age is too young to travel without adult supervision? —

Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 2 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for quiet down