quieting

Meanings

• Verb

  The act of making something quiet or still.

  - "He quieted the crowd with a wave of his hand."
  - "The library is a place for quieting study."

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Synonyms

quiet down , quieten , quiet down , quieten

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with quieting
mute , mute's tune , cute , fute , mute's boot

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Variants

List of all variants of quieting that leads to same result
quiet , quieted , quieting , quiets , quiet down , quieted down , quieting down , quiets down

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Forms

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Quietings, Quieted, Quietingly

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Etymology

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From Old French 'quieter' or Latin 'quietare' meaning 'to make tranquil' or 'to compose'.

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Trivia

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1. The quietest place on earth is the Ante Room of Orfield Laboratories in Minnesota, USA, which measures an average noise level of -9.4 decibels.

2. The word 'quieting' is also used in the field of psychology to describe the process of calming someone down or reducing their anxiety.

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Related Concepts

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1. Calm: Quieting is often associated with a state of calm, both in terms of reducing noise and creating a peaceful atmosphere.

2. Serenity: Quieting is also related to the concept of serenity, which refers to a state of peacefulness and freedom from disturbance.

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Quotes

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1. When she walked down the hall past his classroom, the sounds of chaos came over the frosted-glass pane above the door. She had taken to making random visits; the sight of her in the doorway "quieted" the kids.

   - Mary Gordon,{it}Atlantic{/it},May 1999

2. Clemens had few questions to answer about Piazza. The beanball and broken bat from 2000, and the Mets' tepid retaliation last season, were memories. And since Clemens recorded his 300th victory on June 13, the buzz around him has "quieted".

   - Tyler Kepner,{it}New York Times{/it},29 June 2003

3. Even with that, Presser was so scared that he fled to Florida and moved from hotel to hotel till the gang war "quieted" down, with his side on top.

   - A. H. Raskin,{it}New York Times Book Review{/it},10 Dec. 1989

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Culture

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Quieting has been used extensively in literature and art to depict peaceful scenes and to contrast with chaos and noise. In music, quieting can refer to a gradual decrease in volume or tempo.

How to Memorize "quieting"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a quiet room or a calm lake to help memorize the meaning of quieting.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'quieting' with words like 'calm' or 'peaceful' to help remember its meaning.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'Quieting is the key to calm' to help remember the meaning of the word.

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