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quietened

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My mood changed, and I held her close to me, with one arm flung about her, till she quietened down from her sobbing.

The din quietened down as daylight came, which was about five oclock.

It was twelve o'clock and more before I got him quietened down, and I wouldn't say he was what you'd call properly pacified then.

Then things quietened down a bit; so I told the lads to make a drink of tea for themselves, which they did gladly enough.

Eventually things quietened down, and when the relief was complete, we returned to Locre for a few days' well-earned rest.

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On this page you'll find 52 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to quietened, such as: subdue, mute, hush, lull, still, and muzzle.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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