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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He was fatally stabbed in 1971 in front of his own brownstone in New York City after asking a group of men, high on drugs, to quiet down and get off the front steps of his house.
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David Browne, Rolling Stone, 5 Mar. 2025
Since The Calm Act regulates a commercial's average loudness, some advertisers may be skirting the spirit of the law by making commercials very loud at the start (to get viewers' attention) before quieting down for the rest of the ad.
—Ars Technica, 28 Feb. 2025
Per the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC), Gray and her friends had been drinking, singing and playing loud music on Dec. 27, 2022, so Gauci's wife asked them to quiet down.
—Becca Longmire, People.com, 25 Feb. 2025
The actress and model, who received backlash for openly supporting Trump ahead of the presidential election, said things have quieted down now - proving the criticism was all worth it.
—Caroline Thayer, Fox News, 29 Jan. 2025
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David Browne, Rolling Stone, 5 Mar. 2025
Since The Calm Act regulates a commercial's average loudness, some advertisers may be skirting the spirit of the law by making commercials very loud at the start (to get viewers' attention) before quieting down for the rest of the ad.
—Ars Technica, 28 Feb. 2025
Per the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC), Gray and her friends had been drinking, singing and playing loud music on Dec. 27, 2022, so Gauci's wife asked them to quiet down.
—Becca Longmire, People.com, 25 Feb. 2025
The actress and model, who received backlash for openly supporting Trump ahead of the presidential election, said things have quieted down now - proving the criticism was all worth it.
—Caroline Thayer, Fox News, 29 Jan. 2025
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“Quiet down.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/quiet%20down. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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