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Adjective quietening has 1 sense
- calming, lulling, quietening - causing to become tranquil
Antonym: alarming (indirect, via unalarming)
Verb quieten has 3 senses
- quieten, hush, quiet, quiesce, quiet down, pipe down - become quiet or quieter; "The audience fell silent when the speaker entered"
--1 is one way to change intensity
Antonyms: louden
Sample sentences:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
- calm, calm down, quiet, tranquilize, tranquillize, tranquillise, quieten, lull, still - make calm or still; "quiet the dragons of worry and fear"
--2 is one way to comfort, soothe, console, solace
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
- hush, quieten, silence, still, shut up, hush up - cause to be quiet or not talk; "Please silence the children in the church!"
--3 is one way to suppress, stamp down, inhibit, subdue, conquer, curb
Antonyms: louden
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
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