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quiet down

 

Definitions from WordNet

Verb quiet down has 1 sense
  1. quieten, hush, quiet, quiesce, quiet down, pipe down - become quiet or quieter; "The audience fell silent when the speaker entered"
    --1 is one way to change intensity
    Sample sentences:
    Something ----s
    Somebody ----s

Definitions from the Web

Term: Quiet Down

Part of Speech: Verb

Senses:

1. To become less noisy or loud.

2. To become less active, agitated, or excited.

3. To make someone or a group of people become less noisy or loud.

4. To make someone or a group of people become less active, agitated, or excited.

Usage:

1. The party started to quiet down as the night grew late.

2. The teacher asked the students to quiet down so they could begin the lesson.

3. I could hear the voices in the next room gradually quieting down as the argument ended.

4. The baby's cries finally quieted down after being rocked to sleep.

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