quiets down
Gradually grows silent
Quiets down means to become less noisy, active, or agitated—or to cause someone or something to do so.
A rowdy classroom quiets down when the teacher arrives; a fussy baby quiets down after being fed.
The phrase often implies a return to calm after a period of excitement or disturbance.
Things should quiet down after the holidays.
She tried to quiet down the crowd before the announcement.
- slowsDecreases in speed
- cools offBecomes less hot
- abatesDecreases in force
- calmFree from agitation
- hushAbsence of sound
subsides · silence · halts · whisper · noiseless · centered · serene · soothe · ceases · pauses · meditative · muted · softens · still · pacified · diminishes · tranquil · at ease