how to pronounce quieten

/ˈkwaɪə.tən/

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quieten is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of quieten in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… to get MPs to quieten down so whoever's …”

meanings of quieten

verb:

To become quiet.
To make quiet.

quieten frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word quieten occurs in english on average 0.8 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.