quieten

Verb

Verb Forms: quietened, quietening, quietens

To make or become quiet; to calm.
become quiet or quieter
make calm or still
cause to be quiet or not talk
To make quiet.
To become quiet.

Examples

A well-placed ’Q’ word can often QUIETEN the most boisterous Scrabble competitor.
quieten down please, the speaker is going to start.
quieten the class

Origin / Etymology

From quiet + -en (verbal suffix).

Synonyms

calm, calm down, hush, hush up, lull, pipe down, quiesce, quiet, quiet down, shut up, silence, still, tranquilize, tranquillise, tranquillize

Antonyms

agitate, louden

Scrabble Score: 16

quieten: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
quieten: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
quieten: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 18

quieten: valid Words With Friends Word