Crossword clues for quieter
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Quiet \Qui"et\, a. [Compar. Quieter; superl. Quietest.] [L. quietus, p. p. pf quiescere to rest, keep quiet; akin to quies rest, and prob. to E. while, n. See While, and cf. Coy, a., Quiesce, Quietus, Quit, a., Quite, Requiem.]
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In a state of rest or calm; without stir, motion, or agitation; still; as, a quiet sea; quiet air.
They . . . were quiet all the night, saying, In the morning, when it is day, we shall kill him.
--Judg. xvi. 2. Free from noise or disturbance; hushed; still.
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Not excited or anxious; calm; peaceful; placid; settled; as, a quiet life; a quiet conscience. `` So quiet and so sweet a style.''
--Shak.That son, who on the quiet state of man Such trouble brought.
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Not giving offense; not exciting disorder or trouble; not turbulent; gentle; mild; meek; contented.
The ornament of a meek and quiet spirit.
--1 Pet. iii. 4.I will sit as quiet as a lamb.
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Not showy; not such as to attract attention; undemonstrative; as, a quiet dress; quiet colors; a quiet movement.
Syn: Still; tranquil; calm; unruffled; smooth; unmolested; undisturbed; placid; peaceful; mild; peaceable; meek; contented.
Quieter \Qui"et*er\, n. One who, or that which, quiets.
Wiktionary
a. (en-comparative of: quiet) n. One who quiets.
Usage examples of "quieter".
So Brat took the dithering chestnut out into the park, and she became gradually quieter, as Gregg had known she would.
She has 52,000 shaft horsepower, and get this-this boat is quieter going full out than a Los Angeles sub at all-stop.
A few voices, only a few, for even the center of Merthe was far quieter than the edge of Rybatta, drifted to his ears, but he could not make out the words.
But here the selective influence of predation would be, if anything, in the direction of making the cries quieter.
On that occasion, while the Sofia train lurched and stopped and started all through the shelterless hills of Thrace, Ysidro had grown quieter and, when he spoke, more incisive.
God to our country, while all the time I long to believe that he is pointing us to a far different hope, and a very much quieter and simpler ideal.
During the last of these sorties it is so much quieter everywhere here in the air that we conclude the balloon must be about to go up in some other part of the line.
Dozens at least, and I had hoped that quieter times had put an end to them, but it was not apparently, the case.
But the shaft goes outward just south of the Decoupler, It might be quieter near the edge.
The dogs could not fully adjust from a highly structured, disciplined life to the quieter civilian environment.
The crowd became quieter while the representatives of the great frats lined up on Pennyslvania Avenue.
But over the next few years, Sister Hilaria began to think wistfully about living a quieter, more prayerful life.
For some reason it all seemed quieter in the dark, though just as jouncy and chaotic.
Charlotte Cotton left the stricken ship with them, and Barlow, with an unlikely combination of good fortune and seamanship, was able to find a passage through the wild sea and murderous reefs into the quieter waters of the inshore channel.
Oscar, the quieter of the two, had brought a guitar painted with odd Romanish signs to the table and sat tuning it, paying only slight heed to the conversation.