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Exact Match:

quieten: become quiet or quieter; "The audience fell silent when the speaker entered"

Synonyms:

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Related Words:

die down collapse: become progressively weaker; "the laughter died down"

soft pedal collapse: a pedal on a piano that moves the action closer to the strings and so soften the sound

dumbfound collapse

tranquilize collapse

pacify collapse: fight violence and try to establish peace in (a location); "The U.N. troops are working to pacify Bosnia"; cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of; "She managed to mollify the angry customer"

shush collapse: silence (someone) by uttering `shush!'

soothe collapse: cause to feel better; "the medicine soothes the pain of the inflammation"

shut down collapse

molder collapse

shut collapse: not open; "the door slammed shut"

throttle collapse

allay collapse

dwindle collapse: become smaller or lose substance; "Her savings dwindled down"

cut short collapse: interrupt before its natural or planned end; "We had to cut short our vacation"; cause to end earlier than intended; "The spontaneous applause cut the singer short"

muffle collapse: a kiln with an inner chamber for firing things at a low temperature; deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping

subside collapse: wear off or die down; "The pain subsided"; sink down or precipitate; "the mud subsides when the waters become calm"; sink to a lower level or form a depression; "the valleys subside"

cease collapse: (`cease' is a noun only in the phrase `without cease') end

hush collapse: (poetic) tranquil silence; "the still of the night"; run water over the ground to erode (soil), revealing the underlying strata and valuable minerals; wash by removing particles; "Wash ores"; become quiet or still; fall silent; "hush my baby!"; cause to be quiet or not talk; "Please silence the children in the church!"

squelch collapse: suppress or crush completely; "squelch any sign of dissent"; "quench a rebellion"; walk through mud or mire; "We had to splosh across the wet meadow"; make a sucking sound

muzzle collapse: forward projecting part of the head of certain animals; includes the jaws and nose; a leather or wire restraint that fits over an animal's snout (especially a dog's nose and jaws) and prevents it from eating or biting; fit with a muzzle; "muzzle the dog to prevent it from biting strangers"

shut up collapse

stifle collapse: joint between the femur and tibia in a quadruped; corresponds to the human knee; smother or suppress; "Stifle your curiosity"

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