quieten down
Reduce the noise
To quieten down is to become calmer or less noisy, or to cause someone or something to do so: The crowd eventually quietened down.
More common in British English than American, where quiet down is preferred.
Often used with children or restless groups: She quietened the baby down with a lullaby.
Absence of sound
- shushCommand for silence
- muteWithout voice or sound
- muffleDeaden or suppress sound
- softenMake less firm
lower · dampen · stifle · suppress · whisper · shh · settle · zip it
Undisturbed mental quietude
- tranquilityUndisturbed peacefulness
- peacefulnessState of quiet tranquility
- stillnessComplete lack of motion
- composureEmotional self-control
relaxation · soothing · gentleness · placidity · restfulness · repose · quietude · ease
hush
Absence of sound
soften · lower · dampen · stifle · suppress · whisper · shh · settle · zip it · button it
serenity
Undisturbed mental quietude
- tranquilityUndisturbed peacefulness
- peacefulnessState of quiet tranquility
- stillnessComplete lack of motion
composure · relaxation · soothing · gentleness · placidity · restfulness · repose · quietude · ease · settle
subside
Decrease in intensity
wane · ebb · dwindle · recede · decline · taper · ease off · slacken · moderate · temper