die down

verb

died down; dying down; dies down
Synonyms of die downnext
: 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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When the winds died down, Carter went outside to find hail blanketing her yard and fog blocking her view of the street. Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 20 Aug. 2026 Seemingly overnight, people went wild for the now ubiquitous pants and the hype hasn’t died down, despite the many dupes and imitators. Celia Shatzman, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026 The winds were expected to die down to around 5 mph by sunset. Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Aug. 2026 Because new adults can continue to emerge from eggs that have already been laid, keep removing food sources and resetting the trap until activity dies down. Emma Jacobson, Bon Appetit Magazine, 13 Aug. 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 24 Aug. 2026.

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