Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

calm down

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.52 in modern English

Syllables
calm -down
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To become less excited, intense, or angry.

Intransitive verb

verb

To cause to become less excited, intense, or angry.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

calms down (present, singular) calming down (participle, present) calmed down (participle, past) calmed down (past)

Synonyms

be still my heart chill chill out chillax pull in one's horns relax unwind hose down cool one's jets slow one's roll

Questions

What does calm down mean?
To become less excited, intense, or angry.

How to pronounce calm down

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