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quieten
verb as in silence
Strong matches
Example Sentences
Pippa is facing renewed pressure from the palace to quieten down and behave like a good girl.
Jack, as was natural, first recovered himself, and did all in his power to quieten the hysterical emotion of Dolores.
One was obliged to walk up and down quickly in order to gradually quieten the pumping lungs.
Now, just quieten yourself down and tell me all Lyne told you about her, will you, my lad?
But that 'ere girth, and layin' him on his side, will quieten the movements of his chest, and jest give him a chance.
But th' cheerman saw her comin, an' managed to stop it, but it wor noa easy job to quieten her.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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