Antonyms for quieten

Grammar : Verb

Spell : kwahy-i-tn

Phonetic Transcription : ˈkwaɪ ɪ tn

Definition of quieten

Origin : 1828, "to make quiet;" 1890, "to become quiet," from quiet (adj.) + -en (1).

verb silence

Example sentences :

His calmness, and the steadiness of his voice seemed to quieten her.
Extract from : « The Explorer » by W. Somerset Maugham

I says: 'See, Jennings, how women-folk do quieten babbies; it's just as I said.'
Extract from : « Mary Barton » by Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell

Marys task was to quieten the country, a task perhaps impossible.
Extract from : « The Mystery of Mary Stuart » by Andrew Lang

Lance may, after all, quieten down, and he must have some good qualities.
Extract from : « The Impostor » by Harold Bindloss

She could only surmise that the man had a conscience, and that in this way he strove to quieten it.
Extract from : « A Woman's Burden » by Fergus Hume

Coontin' the times ye've been at the kirk'll no' quieten your fears.
Extract from : « Betty Grier » by Joseph Waugh

And Bella, in the seclusion of her own room, was trying to quieten her fears.
Extract from : « The Solitary Farm » by Fergus Hume

The number of these shells was unusually large; but later on towards 10 A.M. things began to quieten down in the back area.
Extract from : « Q.6.a and Other places » by Francis Buckley

We are all full of longings; and the chief blessing of civilization is that it supplies the wherewithal to quieten them.
Extract from : « The Secrets of a Kuttite » by Edward O. Mousley

Some were for a slight concession, just a sugar-plum to quieten the naughty child, a sacrifice to peace and quietness.
Extract from : « Mary Barton » by Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell

Synonyms for quieten

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