Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

quietening

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.19 in modern English

Syllables
qui-eten-ing
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of quieten

noun

The act of making something quieter.

Inflected Forms

Questions

What does quietening mean?
present participle and gerund of quieten

How to pronounce quietening

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