Meaning
- To become quieter or to make someone else quieter.
- To make less noise.
Today’s Sentences
01
Could you quiet down?
Situation
Excuse me, could you quiet down?
Why?
The movie is about to start.
Sure.
Sorry about that.
02
The party started to quiet down.
Situation
How was the party?
It was a lot of fun.
When did everyone go home?
The party started to quiet down around midnight.
Writer’s Note
You will find that quiet down is an intransitive phrasal verb because it does not require a direct object to complete its meaning. The subject of the sentence is performing the action of becoming quiet without directly acting on something else.
Quiet down is considered an intransitive phrasal verb because it does not require a direct object to complete its meaning.
Example:
Class is about to start, so everyone quiet down!
Synonyms:
Hush, settle down, calm down, cool down, shut up, pipe down.
