Meaning
To settle down, calm down, or relax — to come to rest and be at peace. 'Sekkle yuhself' tells a worked-up or restless person to calm down and cool off, and to 'sekkle' is to stop fretting and fussing and grow quiet and easy. The word carries the sense of coming gently to stillness and contentment, whether settling into a place, settling a troubled mind, or a lively situation settling down, and it is heard in the soothing 'cease an sekkle'.
Examples
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Sekkle yuhself, everyting cool.
Calm yourself, everything is fine.
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Di pickney cyaa sekkle inna class.
The child can't settle down in class.
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Mek wi sekkle an reason.
Let's settle down and talk it through.
Origin
The Jamaican pronunciation of English 'settle', with the '-ttle' softened to '-kkle'.
How it’s used
A common call to calm down and relax. 'Sekkle down' can also mean to settle into a steady life or relationship.