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.

Examples of quiet down in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Long after filming wrapped on American Sniper and the fanfare surrounding the blockbuster’s box office success and six Academy Award nominations quieted down, the film’s star, Bradley Cooper, would take time to check in with the family whose lives were portrayed onscreen. —

Kc Baker, Peoplemag, 18 Apr. 2024 With the exception of a few loud and toxic outliers, conspiracy theories about Kate’s health have mostly quieted down. —

Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 9 Apr. 2024 Things may have quieted down in the commercial real estate world, but offices are not in the clear. —

Byalena Botros, Fortune, 9 Apr. 2024 Wildfires are no longer quieting down overnight, and new research suggests the dynamic is fueling some of the most extreme and damaging blazes. —

Evan Bush, NBC News, 13 Mar. 2024 Based on reports dating all the way back to the 1500s, researchers can expect breeding birds to quiet down during the eclipse, Pease said. —

Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 3 Apr. 2024 Things briefly quieted down when the two decided to continue working on the relationship, per the report. —

Samira Asma-Sadeque, Peoplemag, 26 Feb. 2024 Human resources provider Alight found that net trading activity in 401(k) plans has quieted down, falling to a rate of 0.82% last year from 1.27% in 2022 — and down substantially from 3.51% in 2020, the year the pandemic slammed into markets. —

Brian Cheung, NBC News, 25 Jan. 2024 They have been asked to quiet down by instructors and the other participants. —

Jeanne Phillips, The Mercury News, 4 Feb. 2024

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