Crossword clues for quieting
quieting
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Quiet \Qui"et\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Quieted; p. pr. & vb. n. Quieting.]
To stop motion in; to still; to reduce to a state of rest, or of silence.
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To calm; to appease; to pacify; to lull; to allay; to tranquillize; as, to quiet the passions; to quiet clamors or disorders; to quiet pain or grief.
Quiet yourselves, I pray, and be at peace.
--Shak.
Wiktionary
n. The act of making something quiet. vb. (present participle of quiet English)
Usage examples of "quieting".
And how Poliphilus there had with madnes almost forgotten himselfe in the passions of desire, but hope did asswage his furie, quieting himselfe in the beholding of the sweete sauour of the faire Nymph.
Parsley-Camphor, which, when given in moderation, exercises a quieting influence on the main sensific centres of life--the head and the spine.
This touched the local caciques on a very tender spot, and made evident the necessity of quieting the little man.
Within twenty-four hours after the Richardses had received their cheques their consciences were quieting down, discouraged.
As the magic brightened around her father, constraining and then quieting him, she sat back against the headboard with a sigh.
The hallways, usually bustling with people, were mostly quieting down.
But on his recent trip, Odo talked about the Link having calmed in recent months, and of the insurgencies quieting.
It was late and the city was quieting down, though this area was replete with revellers, as the plaza outside was frequented by the youth of this district.