Definition of "be quiet" []

• Refuse to talk or stop talking; fall silent (verb)

WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.

• "Curling himself into a tight ball in the shadows, Sebell hid his face and hands and ordered Kimi to tell Tris to be quiet and for both to keep their eyes closed."
• "Reynolds told Coleman to be quiet about the Scotch Voice Man — nobody would believe him, and the important thing was to get the poor persecuted boys out of jail."
• "Timepiece was the club everyone went to, but it had a ground floor where it would be quiet enough to talk, and Mae liked it okay, largely because of the indie music they played on Fridays."