Definition of "quietened" []

• Simple past tense and past participle of quieten. (verb)

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• "But it was a measure of how Chelsea's players responded that the Terry-ometer soon quietened down."
• "The mare fidgeted, but Alex quietened her with his whispered words and his gentle hands."
• "Things quietened down a bit in the second episode, which saw Paul seeing April, a 23-year-old student with cancer, though the session had enough unresolved sexual tension for you to reckon there was a world of hurt and pain to be opened up in the weeks to come."