quieten
verb (used without object)
to become quiet (often followed bydown ).
were quietening
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past progressiveof quieten.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Here we are 12 months later, just as MPs may have thought things were quietening down before Parliament's summer break starting next week, and here we go again.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2025
