quiet

Entry Definition
quiet, silent; smooth
s/he quiets down
it gets quiet, goes quiet
s/he quiets (someone); s/he stops a child's crying
s/he quiets h/ down, soothes h/, stops h/ (child) from crying (usually, by hugging h/)
s/he quiets it down, stops it from making noise
it is quiet, is silent
the night is silent or quiet
quiet stretch of river (Wol)
s/he tries to quiet h/
(ai: child) s/he quiets down and goes to sleep; (adult) s/he mellows with age; (ii: pain, storm, etc.) it abates, dies down