hush, quieten, silence, still, shut up, hush up
(verb) cause to be quiet or not talk; “Please silence the children in the church!”
calm, calm down, quiet, tranquilize, tranquillize, tranquillise, quieten, lull, still
(verb) make calm or still; “quiet the dragons of worry and fear”
quieten, hush, quiet, quiesce, quiet down, pipe down
(verb) become quiet or quieter; “The audience fell silent when the speaker entered”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
quieten (third-person singular simple present quietens, present participle quietening, simple past and past participle quietened)
(transitive) To make quiet.
(intransitive) To become quiet.
• Not very common in US English, where the verb quiet is often preferred.
• queen it
Source: Wiktionary
19 April 2024
(verb) hold in suspicion; believe to be guilty; “The U.S. suspected Bin Laden as the mastermind behind the terrorist attacks”
According to Guinness World Records, the largest coffee press is 230 cm (7 ft 6 in) in height and 72 cm (2 ft 4 in) in diameter and was created by Salzillo Tea and Coffee (Spain) in Murcia, Spain, in February 2007. The cafetière consists of a stainless steel container, a filtering piston, and a superior lid.
