die down

phrasal 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.

Examples of die down in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web When the frenzy around The Tortured Poets Department finally dies down, this will all likely end up looking like a minor distraction. Angela Watercutter, WIRED, 19 Apr. 2024 But artists have also reported dismal royalty payments from the platform, and sudden, explosive success has a way of dying down after a while. Mia Sato, The Verge, 11 Apr. 2024 But the timing, as is typically the case, is slightly off, as the influx of new shows arrives just after spring break crowds die down and before the summer tourists arrive in June. Caitlin Huston, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Apr. 2024 The question is whether valuations will come down to earth once the hype around generative AI dies down, and which investors will still be there, when the music stops, probably holding hefty losses. Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 23 Jan. 2024 By the time the party died down at Karma, the city was waking up to defend freedoms that the latest wave of immigrants could no longer take for granted. Adam Robb, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Jan. 2024 Before a tornado hits, the wind may die down and the air may become very still. Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 2 Apr. 2024 The controversy died down when Panera agreed to abide by the law. Dan Walters, The Mercury News, 28 Mar. 2024 That died down within a few months of George Floyd’s death. Maya Richard-Craven, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024

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“Die down.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/die%20down. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.

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