Quiet (Verb)
Meaning 1
Become quiet or quieter; "The audience fell silent when the speaker entered".
Classification
Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling.
Examples
- The room quieted down as the teacher began to speak.
- As I approached, the children quieted their excited chatter.
- The protesters quieted their shouting when the police arrived.
- The audience quieted its murmur as the lights dimmed.
- The whispering in the hallway quieted when the principal appeared.
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Meaning 2
Make calm or still; "quiet the dragons of worry and fear".
Classification
Verbs of feeling.
Examples
- Her soothing words helped quiet the child's tears after the fall.
- The teacher told the students to quiet the whispers and focus on the lesson.
- The tranquil lake's waters seemed to quiet the chaos within me.
- Music therapy can quiet troubled minds and bring solace.
- A goodnight story helped quiet the baby's cries and put her to sleep.