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quieting

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The pebbles rattling together, then slowing and quieting, then becoming still and silent again.

However 2012 trends portend that conservative scream quieting down again for two reasons.

All that being said, the memoir boom is finally quieting down a little bit.

The U.S. military surge succeeded in quieting violence, but not in making a stable peace.

Austria was steadily arming; Francis received the quieting assurance that his share in the partition was to be undisturbed.

Quin laid a quieting hand on her arm, which was shaking as if with the palsy.

"I'm perfectly sensible," said Mrs. Harrison, quieting down a little, as she noticed her friend's consternation.

Instead of quieting the tribe, it rather intensified their anger, though they remained quiescent for a time through fear.

I'll send him a little quieting draught to be taken directly—pill at night, aperient in the morning.

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On this page you'll find 70 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to quieting, such as: abating, declining, null, diminishing, dropping, and dwindling.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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