| extinguish(verb, calm, dull, quiet, restrain) |
| hush-hush(verb, calm, dull, quiet, moderate) |
| sit on(verb, expression, phrasal verb, calm, dull) |
| smother(verb, restrain, crush, block, curb) |
| strangle(verb, suppress, silence, stifle, choke) |
| repress(verb, hold, quiet, restrain, crush) |
| subdue(verb, calm, dull, quiet, restrain) |
| cut off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, calm, dull) |
| cut short(verb, expression, calm, dull, quiet) |
| dumb(verb, calm, dull, quiet, suppress) |
| pipe down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, calm, dull) |
| shut down on(expression, idiom) |
| squash(verb, calm, quiet, restrain, crush) |
| strike dumb(verb, expression, calm, dull, quiet) |
| Hush up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, interjection) |
| mum |
| put to silence(expression, idiom) |
| be quiet(verb, interjection, quiet, still, silence) |
| black out(verb, expression, restrain, crush, block) |
| bottle(verb, restrain, crush, overcome, block) |