Synonyms for be quiet
be qui·et

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1. close up, clam up, dummy up, shut up, belt up, button up, be quiet, keep mumverb

   refuse to talk or stop talking; fall silent

   "The children shut up when their father approached"

   Synonyms:
   block, shut away, belt up, hush, button up, dummy, impede, lock away, lock up, hush up, still, dummy up, clam up, close up, keep mum, close, close down, obstruct, put away, lock in, fold, obturate, lock, shut down, quieten, shut up, jam, silence, occlude

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1. Sandra Bullock:

   That's what I mean that it drives you crazy, when I first met him, I would spend as much time as I could filling a silence, just to feel comfortable. And the more I jibber-jabbered on, the quieter he would get. And I thought, I don't understand what's happening ! He's looking at me with eyes of confusion. He's quiet. Did I say something to offend him ? And then a day or two later, he would arrive with a note or a little package, saying,' I thought about what you said.' And he would have his response.

2. Joni Moore:

   Paul was ready to go, with the same quiet determination I've come to love, he made the decision to go on hospice just three days before his passing. He knew.

3. Paul Lipkin:

   We need to find the best ways to identify those at both ends of the spectrum, those with severe problems and those with milder problems in social development, the quiet girl with social difficulties may have an ASD and may benefit from special treatments aimed at these delays in social development.

4. Oakland County Sheriff Michael Bouchard:

   I just left Oxford high school after a detailed walk-through and examination of the scene and evidence. As I reflect on the day, it is one that is filled with overwhelming sadness. My heart aches for families that will never be the same and a quiet sweet community that had its innocence shattered. I have seen far too many bodies and death in my career, but children’s are always the worst.

5. Ben Carson:

   He was a quiet, shy kid, not too outgoing, bennie stayed home a lot or went to the library to work. We would have been at the ballfield, so maybe he would have come by to watch.