Quiet (Verb)

Meaning ¹

Become quiet or quieter; "The audience fell silent when the speaker entered".

Classification

Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling.

Synonyms

• Hush
• Pipe Down
• Quiet Down
• Quieten
• Quiesce

Hypernyms

• Change Intensity

Related Words

• Quiet (noun)

Meaning ²

Make calm or still; "quiet the dragons of worry and fear".

Classification

Verbs of feeling.

Synonyms

• Tranquillize
• Tranquillise
• Calm
• Quieten
• Still
• Tranquilize
• Lull
• Calm Down

Hypernyms

• Comfort
• Soothe
• Solace

Hyponyms

• Lenify
• Compose
• Placate
• Assuage
• Appease
• Gentle
• Assure
• Pacify
• Lull
• Gruntle
• Reassure
• Mollify

Related Words

• Quiet (noun)