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quieten

English

Etymology

From quiet +? -en (verbal suffix).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?kwa?.?.t?n/

Verb

quieten (third-person singular simple present quietens, present participle quietening, simple past and past participle quietened)

  1. (transitive) To make quiet.
  2. (intransitive) To become quiet.

Usage notes

  • Not very common in US English, where the verb quiet is often preferred.

Translations

Anagrams

  • queen it

Spanish

Verb

quieten

  1. Second-person plural (ustedes) present subjunctive form of quietar.
  2. Third-person plural (ellos, ellas, also used with ustedes?) present subjunctive form of quietar.
  3. Second-person plural (ustedes) imperative form of quietar.

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crying

English

Etymology

cry +? -ing

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /k?a??.??/

Adjective

crying (not comparable)

  1. That cries.
    The crying child on the street was evidently lost.
  2. That demands action or attention.
    There is a crying need for more manual workers in this country.
  3. That deserves rebuke or censure.
    It is a crying shame that he managed to get away with that!

Translations

Noun

crying (countable and uncountable, plural cryings)

  1. The act of one who cries; a weeping or shouting.
    Their constant cryings kept us awake!

Translations

Verb

crying

  1. present participle of cry

Anagrams

  • cringy

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