Definition of Quietened

1. Verb. (past of quieten) ¹

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Definition of Quietened

1. quieten [v] - See also: quieten

Lexicographical Neighbors of Quietened

quiescin
quiescing
quiesence
quiet
quiet as a mouse
quiet coach
quiet coaches
quiet down
quiet hip disease
quiet iritis
quiet lung
quietage
quieted
quieten
quieten down
quietened (current term)
quietener
quieteners
quietening
quietens
quieter
quieters
quietest
quieting
quietings
quietish
quietism
quietisms
quietist
quietistic

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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