quieting
Making less loud
Quieting is making something calmer, softer, or less noisy.
A parent quieting a fussy baby soothes them into silence.
Quieting fears or doubts means easing them: She tried quieting her nerves before the interview.
The word works for both literal noise reduction and figurative calming of agitation or concern.
Urging silence vocally
- hushingQuieting or water-mining
- mutingSuppressing sound output
- whisperingBreathy, near-silent speech
- mufflingReducing sound intensity
soundproofing · dampening · stifling · suppressing · murmuring · soft-spoken · inaudible · sotto voce
Making something cease moving
- subsidingDecreasing in intensity
- abatingBecoming less intense
- diminishingBecoming progressively less
- waningGradually decreasing in intensity
ebbing · dying down · tapering · fading · calming down · laying to rest · defusing · resolving
State of being unwound
- meditationFocused attention practice
- breathingPulmonary gas exchange
- stillnessComplete lack of motion
- soothingReducing distress or discomfort
gentleness · restfulness · sedation · composure · equanimity · placidity · settling · destressing
Soothing song for babies
- comfortEase or soothing relief
- consolationComfort during distress
- solaceRelief from distress
- balmHealing topical preparation
palliative · alleviating · therapeutic · sedative · anodyne · assuaging · placating · reassuring
Meditative calm
- mindfulnessAwareness of the present
- yogaMind-body exercise discipline
- spaTherapeutic wellness facility
- aromatherapyTherapeutic use of plant essences
chamomile · contemplation · retreat · sanctuary · solitude · repose · tranquility · serenity
shushing
Urging silence vocally
- hushingQuieting or water-mining
- mutingSuppressing sound output
- whisperingBreathy, near-silent speech
muffling · soundproofing · dampening · stifling · suppressing · murmuring · soft-spoken · inaudible · sotto voce · deadening
stilling
Making something cease moving
- subsidingDecreasing in intensity
- abatingBecoming less intense
- diminishingBecoming progressively less
waning · ebbing · dying down · tapering · fading · calming down · laying to rest · defusing · resolving · smoothing
relaxation
State of being unwound
- meditationFocused attention practice
- breathingPulmonary gas exchange
- stillnessComplete lack of motion
soothing · gentleness · restfulness · sedation · composure · equanimity · placidity · settling · destressing · unwinding
lullaby
Soothing song for babies
- comfortEase or soothing relief
- consolationComfort during distress
- solaceRelief from distress
balm · palliative · alleviating · therapeutic · sedative · anodyne · assuaging · placating · reassuring · comforting
zen
Meditative calm
- mindfulnessAwareness of the present
- yogaMind-body exercise discipline
- spaTherapeutic wellness facility
aromatherapy · chamomile · contemplation · retreat · sanctuary · solitude · repose · tranquility · serenity · inner peace
- quietingsilencing, hushing, muffling, turning down, noise canceling
- silencingsilencing, muting, hushing, shushing, muffling
- centeringcentering, grounding, balance, equilibrium, stability
- restrainingconstraining, restricting, limiting, confining, curbing
- fading soundsfade out, decrescendo, diminuendo, dying away, trail off
- decliningdeclining, waning, fading, diminishing, decreasing
quietingamplifying
Increasing strength or intensity
loudening · blaring · booming · turning up · cranking up
quietingagitating
Disturbing or stirring up
disturbing · disquieting · arousing · unsettling · alarming
quietingstirring up
Causing to activate
rousing · activating · energizing · stimulating · inciting
- quieting downReducing noise or activity