quieting

SayKWY-it-ing/ˈkwaɪ.ɪt.ɪŋ/

Pluralquietings

2 meanings of quieting

1
nouncountable or uncountable
The act of making something or someone calm and silent.
Like turning down the sound until a noisy room feels calm.
The quieting of the crowd took several minutes.
A gentle quieting of the engine told us the ride was ending.
Similarcalming, hushing, settling, easing, abatement
2
verb
Present participle of quiet. Use this form when something is being made calm right now.
She was quieting the baby with a soft song.
Workers were quieting the noisy machines before the night shift.
Note

quieting is a form of quiet

quiet, verb: To make someone or something quiet or calm, or to become quiet or calm. Full entry

Forms: quietquiets he/she/itquieting -ing formquieted past tense, past participle
Spelling: quiet → quieting: add -ing

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