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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But President Trump continues to privately vent his irritation about it and is closely monitoring the news to see if the fallout is quieting down, according to sources familiar with the matter.
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Jennifer Jacobs, CBS News, 27 Mar. 2025
Though the audience dutifully quiets down, sound designers Mark Bennett and Scott Lehrer keep a muffled hum of voices thickening the atmosphere, as if there’s another invisible crowd in the room with us, still chatting, waiting for the show to begin.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 10 Mar. 2025
Yet, that was then and this is now — and the once-deafening buzz has definitely quieted down for this talented DJ duo, which could certainly use another smash hit right about now.
—Jim Harrington, The Mercury News, 11 Feb. 2025
The Pacific Northwest, which has played host to a series of surly atmospheric rivers and a bomb cyclone in recent days, should finally quiet down.
—Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 25 Nov. 2024
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Jennifer Jacobs, CBS News, 27 Mar. 2025
Though the audience dutifully quiets down, sound designers Mark Bennett and Scott Lehrer keep a muffled hum of voices thickening the atmosphere, as if there’s another invisible crowd in the room with us, still chatting, waiting for the show to begin.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 10 Mar. 2025
Yet, that was then and this is now — and the once-deafening buzz has definitely quieted down for this talented DJ duo, which could certainly use another smash hit right about now.
—Jim Harrington, The Mercury News, 11 Feb. 2025
The Pacific Northwest, which has played host to a series of surly atmospheric rivers and a bomb cyclone in recent days, should finally quiet down.
—Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 25 Nov. 2024
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“Quiet down.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/quiet%20down. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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