quiet down
Lower the volume
To quiet down is to become calmer or less noisy, or to cause someone else to do so: The crowd quieted down when the speaker approached the microphone.
Parents tell children to quiet down.
A controversy quiets down when public attention fades.
The phrase emphasizes transition from noise or agitation to relative stillness.
Without voice or sound
- muffleDeaden or suppress sound
- stifleSuppress or restrain
- suppressForcibly put an end to
- dampenWet slightly or diminish
soundproof · deaden · quell · squelch · cut off · shut up · gag · muzzle
Gently ease discomfort
reassure · steady · stabilize · console · tranquilize · mollify · appease · gentle
Command for silence
- whisperSpeech without full voice
- softenMake less firm
- murmurSoft, indistinct continuous sound
- speak softlyVocalize at low volume
sotto voce · hold tongue · zip it · button up · clam up · say nothing · bite tongue · fall silent
mute
Without voice or sound
dampen · soundproof · deaden · quell · squelch · cut off · shut up · gag · muzzle · censor
soothe
Gently ease discomfort
relax · reassure · steady · stabilize · console · tranquilize · mollify · appease · gentle · allay
shush
Command for silence
speak softly · sotto voce · hold tongue · zip it · button up · clam up · say nothing · bite tongue · fall silent
settle
Reach final terms
wane · ebb · taper off · abate · decrease · dwindle · drop off · let up · ease up · peter out
- calming phrasesstay calm, relax, keep your cool, take it easy, easy does it
- settle meaningsagree, compromise, reconcile, negotiate, decide
- silence commandshush, shh, shush, shut up, zip it
- classroom commandsstand up, raise hand, listen, pay attention, open books
- diminishingabate, decrease, diminish, dwindle, ebb
- momismsI told you so, no means no, back in my day, clean your room, do your homework
quiet downspeak up
Talk louder or opine
amplify · raise one's voice · crank up · blast · blare
quiet downstir up
Cause to arise
escalate · act up · kick up a fuss · rile up · run amok
quiet downfreak out
React with extreme alarm
fly off the handle · lose one's cool · blow up · fire up · explode
quiet, down, quieted, quietness, disquiet, quieting, quieter, quiets, disquieting