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have been quieting
  • present perfect progressive of quiet.

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He went once to the Harley house and found Helen there, unafraid, quieting the apprehensions of her father, who should have been quieting hers.

From Before the Dawn A Story of the Fall of Richmond by Altsheler, Joseph A. (Joseph Alexander)