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Meanings of pipe down in English
Synonyms
Examples for "quiet"
Examples for "quiet"
1
With America's help, Europe has taken a long, quiet step toward normality.
2
None had used the classic 'serial killer' soubriquets of 'quiet' or 'withdrawn'.
3
Central, roomy, and quiet; the most advanced Restaurant in the Vegetarian Movement.
4
However, the legal reform task force has gone quiet in recent months.
5
All was again quiet in the street; the violin was also silent.
1
A hush fell on the church; everyone stood motionless in silent expectancy.
2
They'll think the million dollars was last-minute hush money or a payoff.
3
She'd managed to hush up all of them, often at outrageous cost.
4
His hoarse voice broke the hush; he said to the young man:
5
The days were dumb enough; but at night the hush became acute.
1
She breathed deeply to quieten it, but it would not stay still.
2
For the short term, however, Next's analysis should quieten the scaremongers.
3
The visitors will look to quieten the crowd in the first fifteen minutes.
4
Australia need to quieten the crowd, and they are doing a decent job.
5
It's rather as … Things are beginning to quieten down a little here.
1
'You could understand it might quiesce...'
1
They soon quiet down; and the spoiler begins to notice her surroundings.
2
The tauren would quiet down and accept her as their new leader.
3
Alexyéi Sergyéitch began to quiet down and sink into a comatose state.
4
Peter raised his hand and waited for the chamber to quiet down.
5
You'll spend two years there to let things quiet down before reassignment.
Usage of pipe down in English
1
The driver kept growling at us, yelling for us to pipe down.
2
He tried to smoke for a moment, but laid his pipe down.
3
So pass him the vegetables, Briony, and perhaps he'll pipe down.
4
Juliana took a step toward him, intending to tell him to pipe down.
5
But the crew did not care to pipe down, just then.
6
That's why my friend Corson is smoking his pipe down stairs.
7
Theresa rubbed his back and wished the dog would pipe down.
8
And here's a final letter: I say, would you chaps pipe down a little?
9
Evelyn told us all to pipe down and be patient.
10
He took a puff, coughed, spat into a napkin, and set the pipe down.
11
The man laid his pipe down with a helpless look.
12
He laid his pipe down and leant his head on his hand, and says-
13
He mutters something about affectations and puts the pipe down.
14
He had seen a drain pipe down which, he felt sure, he could climb.
15
Mama set the pipe down and laced her fingers together.
16
He said, 'Thought you'd have a corner where I could pipe down before moving on.'
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Translations for pipe down
Pipe down through the time
Pipe down across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common