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Meanings of quieten in English
Make calm or still.
Synonyms
Examples for "still"
Examples for "still"
1
However, July and August still saw millions of employees left without work.
2
However, the reality of the inequalities in this society still continues today.
3
The feed situation is still good because of really good spring rain.
4
However, Pakula could still remember details of that case four years ago.
5
Read: Kaizer Chiefs news: Work permit issue still hanging over new coach
1
An hour passed; the renegade smoked in silence; the chiefs did likewise.
2
Hermanric replied in the negative; and they then proceeded in perfect silence.
3
There was a dead silence; and the foreman gave in the verdict:
4
He ceased; and his words hung in the silence of the room.
5
It was midnight; a vast crowd waited in silence in Piazza Castello.
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None had used the classic 'serial killer' soubriquets of 'quiet' or 'withdrawn'.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
High-pressure systems bring generally calm conditions and often result in clear skies.
2
The final entry, for December 15, simply read Storm ended, sea calm.
3
I kept saying, 'Yes, sir; sorry, sir,' trying to calm him down.
4
Arrivals by sea have risen in recent weeks thanks to calm seas.
5
The doctors say that he needs to remain as calm as possible.
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
French soldiers describe a lull in violence over the past two days.
2
Violence has surged in Afghanistan in recent months after a winter lull.
3
While president, he took credit for securing a lull in Islamist violence.
4
Father came in from the trench during a lull in the firing.
5
During the lull, they started analyzing the impact of the government order.
1
Here's what may tranquillise every care, and lift the heart to rapture!
2
The plan had been to tranquillise the female tiger, called T-1.
3
She saw that Ida was powerfully moved, and she wanted to tranquillise her.
4
Had he come back there to embrace and tranquillise them both?
5
The majority must put an end to all agitation in England, and tranquillise Ireland.
1
We arrange him, and lay him straight, and tranquillize the horrible masks.
2
But, dear friend, indulge the weakness of a dying woman; tranquillize my mind.
3
But she saw nothing to inspire fears-indeedthere was much to tranquillize them.
4
She was trying to tranquillize her mind, which Mrs. Lindsay's news had disturbed.
5
It will tranquillize her to feel how completely she possessed his heart-poorfellow!
1
In his defense he had no plans to tranquilize her again today.
2
It was evidently difficult for Mrs. Ivy to again tranquilize her spirit.
3
We don't tranquilize them at night or restrict them to their rooms.
4
Officials made the decision to kill the animal rather than tranquilize him.
5
Orgasms flood the body with endorphins that kill pain and tranquilize you.
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.
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.
1
Officials said they expected the coming days would see trading calm down.
2
The idea that things are going to calm down any time soon.
3
But of course, telling yourself to calm down doesn't do any good.
4
People too jacked up, right when I needed things to calm down.
5
I was in a passion-itwas wrong of me; now calm down.
1
The arms shut up in the arsenals were distributed among the populace.
2
Mrs. Sutcliffe would be shut up in the dining-room with the sewing-party.
3
The gnomes kept me shut up in their hill all the time.
4
The place is now shut up, and the owners live in France.
5
The troubled times of the Regulators shut up the courts of justice.
1
She'd managed to hush up all of them, often at outrageous cost.
2
Tells about tactics practiced by SYDA used to hush up members.
3
The Party authorities would like very much to hush up the sensational details.
4
That McIntyre would make no attempt to hush up the scandal was obvious.
5
I'll buy off Adams at any price, and hush up the whole matter.
Usage of quieten in English
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.
6
It got very noisy and he told them to quieten down.
7
I stopped, trying to quieten my breathing as it quickened in the gloom.
8
His eyes were glassy with drink, and his comrades strove to quieten him.
9
But his clarification did little to quieten the uproar in parliament.
10
Totty managed to quieten her little charge, whom she took upon her lap.
11
If they were not quiet, he would swiftly quieten them with his moorillah.
12
It's just great that we could quieten a few today.
13
George silent spectre, right hand placed under the shirt to quieten a throbbing heart.
14
So what's the best way to quieten down people who can't zip it sweetie?
15
It took much desk-banging to quieten the outrage that followed these not unexpected revelations.
16
The man only told the Haverly boys to quieten down.
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Portuguese
Catalan
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Quieten through the time
Quieten across language varieties
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