Quieten Definition & Meaning
quieten
- verb
- become quiet or quieter; "The audience fell silent when the speaker entered"
- make calm or still; "quiet the dragons of worry and fear"
- cause to be quiet or not talk; "Please silence the children in the church!"
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- What does quieten mean?
- become quiet or quieter; "The audience fell silent when the speaker entered" make calm or still; "quiet the dragons of worry and fear" cause to be quiet or not talk; "Please silence the children in the church!"
- What part of speech is quieten?
- Quieten is a verb.
- How many definitions does quieten have?
- Quieten has 3 definitions across 1 part of speech (verb).