Quieten

The unhurt put candid, in its chichi quieten, is a youngster of the 20th century ❋ Unknown (2009)

He wanted … I got up and made a talk to kind of quieten these folks down. ❋ Unknown (1973)

Hull City yesterday will "quieten" the job speculation after a frenzied week. ❋ Tribalfootball.com (2010)

When the girl was gone, the men in the tavern let their disappointment be known, but the lack of further display made them quieten down. ❋ The Scent Of Jasmine (2011)

The Charlatans also quieten down, with Tim and Mark going unplugged on an acoustic tour 8-14 Mar, tour begins at Wrexham Central Station, allgigs.co.uk … ❋ Unknown (2011)

Jane laughed and pointed out with a kind of amazed bitterness that things were not likely to “quieten down for years.” ❋ Jennet Conant (2011)

Alex started to say some words to quieten her worries but decided instead to tell the truth. ❋ The Scent Of Jasmine (2011)

The teacher who can quieten a rowdy class of teenagers simply by standing still, has it. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Patriots 34 Broncos 23, 7:50 4th quarter It was loud at Mile High as New England started this drive, but that's a pretty good way to quieten the home crowd down: Brady making the short completion to Gronkowski and then watching as the tight end sprints away for the best part of 40 yards to the Denver 38. ❋ Unknown (2011)

In a conciliatory tone he added that she could always come back later “when things quieten down.” ❋ Jennet Conant (2011)

Khan stays centre ring in the ninth, increasing his work rate and hurting Peterson with some blistering three- and four-punch combinations that keep his tough opponent at bay and quieten the partisan crowdPeterson gets in Khan's face, forcing him back on to the ropes, where he is least comfortable. ❋ Unknown (2011)

I can usually persuade the stronger voices to quieten down and the quieter girls to start speaking up. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Coupled with a 6-0 thrashing at Chelsea a week later it was a start that left a 37-year-old manager in his second Premier League season looking exposed, if not out of his depth, yet with a conjuror's insouciance Martínez pulled an unlikely win at Spurs out of the hat next to quieten a restless audience. ❋ Paul Wilson (2010)

Elizabethan drama takes the prologue into the realm of forewords and introductions in literary terms, completely abandoning the pretence of mimesis: “As a direct audience from one actor to the assembled audience, the functions of the prologue were to quieten and appease the audience, introduce the themes and particulars of the play they are about to hear, and beg their indulgence for any imperfections in the writing and/or performance.” ❋ Hal Duncan (2009)

We try to quieten those who would sully this momentous event. ❋ Unknown (2011)

"PLEASE!" booms the man in the chair once more as the stands refuse to quieten. ❋ Unknown (2011)

The interesting thing is that when quality drama or documentaries do come on, Twitter tends to quieten. ❋ Unknown (2012)