die down

verb

died down; dying down; dies down
: to gradually become less strong
The wind will die down in the evening.
She waited for the noise to die down before she started singing.

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But the children with reading challenges who are seated in classrooms across our country right now cannot wait for the political noise to die down. Ann Bullock, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Apr. 2026 Provence and the French Riviera may be the summer calling card for les touristes, but the French save those spots for shoulder season, when the crowds and temperatures die down. Lane Nieset, Travel + Leisure, 26 Apr. 2026 The wind also died down as warm, humid air settled over the old-growth cypress swamp on which the course was built for much of the round before a breeze returned late in the day. ABC News, 25 Apr. 2026 The scrutiny didn’t exactly die down from there. Amber Harding Outkick, FOXNews.com, 23 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for die down

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“Die down.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/die%20down. Accessed 30 Apr. 2026.

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