quiet
adjective
making no noise or sound, especially no disturbing sound.
are quieting
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present progressiveof quiet.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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“There’s nothing to worry about. Do you think Derby would send the Astrea now if he thought there was any danger? He knows things are quieting down.”
From "Carry On, Mr. Bowditch" by Jean Lee Latham
"If the sounds outside lead me to think things are quieting down, I will rouse you and we shall start at once."
From Blown to Bits or, The Lonely Man of Rakata by R. M. (Robert Michael) Ballantyne
The creaking of the timbers, and the lashing of the waves, are quieting music compared with the storm of your raging fears.
From Dream Life A Fable Of The Seasons by Donald Grant Mitchell
See, my lady, how they are quieting down, how they recoil before him.
From Success and How He Won It by E. T. C. (Edward Theodore Chalmers) Werner
"The horses are quieting down now, and Noddy seems as much at home as anywhere, so I reckon it was only strangeness that made them act queer," said Eleanor.
From Polly of Pebbly Pit by Lillian Elizabeth Roy
