quieten
How many syllables in quieten?
There are 3 syllables in the word quieten.How to pronounce quieten:
Synonyms for quieten:
appease
becalm
calm
change intensity
compose
hush
hush up
lull
muffle
mute
pipe down
placate
quell
quiesce
quiet
quiet down
relax
relieve
salve
settle
shush
shut up
silence
soothe
stifle
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Antonyms for quieten:
afflict
aggrieve
agitate
ail
alarm
alarum
annoy
bewilder
bother
bug
burden
cause anxiety to
concern
confound
confuse
derail
discombobulate
discomfit
discomfort
discompose
disconcert
discountenance
dismay
disorder
disquiet
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- sinuous
- demanding
- expander
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- indolent
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- herewith
- worshipping
- shillelagh
- cajoling
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- satisfied
- excellent
- solution
- hurrying
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- gleefully
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- imprison
- heartwrenching
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- velvety
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- maintenance
- reconstruct
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