quieted down
Stopped making noise
Quieted down describes the process of becoming calmer, less noisy, or less active.
A rowdy classroom quiets down when the teacher arrives; a fussy baby quiets down after being fed.
The phrase often implies a return to a baseline state after some disturbance or excitement: The crowd finally quieted down after the announcement.
It can apply to people, animals, places, or abstract things like rumors or controversy.
- stillUnmoving, or continuing
- tranquilizeInduce calm chemically
- mollifiedSoothed someone's anger
- appeasedSatisfied by yielding
- silentProducing no sound
hush · pacify · muffle · calm · settled · soothe · diminuendo · allay · mute · subside · reassured · comforted · relaxed · took it easy · chilled out · diminish · alleviate · de-escalate
quieted downflared up
Suddenly worsened or ignited
freaked out · flew off the handle · wound up · acted up · kicked off
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