QUIETEN as VERB

  1. Meaning
    • cause to be quiet or not talk
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • Please silence the children in the church!
    Hypernyms(s) quieten is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Antonym(s) Hyponym(s) See Also Cause(s) Derived(s)
  2. Meaning
    • make calm or still
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • quiet the dragons of worry and fear
    Hypernyms(s) quieten is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Antonym(s) Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  3. Meaning
    • become quiet or quieter
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • The audience fell silent when the speaker entered
    Hypernyms(s) quieten is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Antonym(s) Derived(s)