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quieting - definition and meaning
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verb quiet .
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We all torture ourselves with self-doubts … why do some women feel justified in quieting those inner voices by pointing fingers and throwing tomatoes at other mothers?
10 Things I Hate About Motherhood (And One That I Love) - Her Bad Mother 2010
Their companions succeeded after awhile in quieting them and they were persuaded to take my hand.
Nellie Bly's Book: Around the World in Seventy-Two Days 1890
"the daisy policemen" are often called on to exert their influence in quieting the mirth.
Six Months in Mexico 1888
She kept her poise while admonishing the audience not only for endless noise and coughing, but also in quieting those elements who can’t seem to hear enough of their own incessant clapping.
Build it, and they will come... maybe. 2006
She kept her poise while admonishing the audience not only for endless noise and coughing, but also in quieting those elements who can’t seem to hear enough of their own incessant clapping.
Archive 2006-12-01 2006
John Pickard Owen with the idea of quieting Miss Savage and also as an experiment to ascertain whether he was likely to succeed with a novel.
Samuel Butler: A Sketch 2003
I have no doubt that he wrote the memoir of John Pickard Owen with the idea of quieting Miss Savage and also as an experiment to ascertain whether he was likely to succeed with a novel.
Samuel Butler: a sketch Henry Festing Jones 1889
Structure the meditation period with (1) preliminaries – such as quieting down by focusing on the breath, reaffirming the motivation, and performing the seven-part practice – (2) the main meditation, and (3) the dedication.
Dealing with Difficult Experiences that Arise in Meditation and in Retreat 2002
At first, a lot of people approaching us, wanting to talk, wanting to get things on air and now it's kind of quieting down like they're realizing it's very serious, especially with the two fatalities.
CNN Transcript - Breaking News: Authorities Confirm One Dead, 14 Wounded in San Diego School Shooting - March 5, 2001 2001
For example, we learn an introductory practice that is extremely beneficial, such as quieting the mind of all judgments, comments and verbal thought, and staying with the "here-and-now."
The Gelug-Kagyu Tradition of Mahamudra ��� 5 The Deeper Levels of Mahamudra Meditation 1997
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