quiet
adjective
making no noise or sound, especially no disturbing sound.
were quieting
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past progressiveof quiet.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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Every time she thought the attacks were quieting, they surged back.
From New York Times ● Sep. 18, 2022
Yet just as things were quieting down, Singh hired some expensive mouthpieces and filed suit Wednesday, a day before he teed off at The Players Championship.
From Seattle Times ● May 9, 2013
But just as the fans were quieting down, clearly ready to move on, Bonheur raised his hands in the air one more time.
From Time ● Feb. 16, 2010
The woman’s sighs and sobs were quieting down.
From "The Stranger" by Albert Camus
She added that the glass of milk and the crackers that schoolchildren used to receive each day had been discontinued, and that mothers were quieting their children’s hunger with cups of tea.
From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende
