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Definition of Quietened
1. quieten [v] - See also: quieten
Lexicographical Neighbors of Quietened
Literary usage of Quietened
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Sunday Lecturesby Joseph Krauskopf, Henry Berkowitz, Joseph Leonard Levy by Joseph Krauskopf, Henry Berkowitz, Joseph Leonard Levy (1892)
"It quietened her sorrow, and relieved her pain. Where anguish and despair had
swayed before, cheer and hope held dominion now. And when it had trembled away ..."
2. Sons and Lovers by David Herbert Lawrence (1922)
"Her quietened heart beginning to beat quickly again, she hurried down the side
garden to the back of the house. Softly she lifted the latch; ..."
3. Shirley: A Tale by Charlotte Brontë (1859)
"They war playing up queerly, but I think I've quietened 'em." " What d'ye mean
by being all i' darkness ? ..."
4. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1904)
"I think that we may with safety conclude that the god Vulcan has quietened down
to another period of rest as far as St. Vincent is concerned. ..."
5. The Living Age by Making of America Project, Eliakim Littell, Robert S. Littell (1894)
"He quietened down a good deal towards night, however, and, save for the restless
shifting of his eyes, appeared all right as we sat round our rude table ..."
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