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.
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Storms that track across the Atlantic between Africa and the Caribbean, and help to form about 85% of all intense hurricanes, usually begin to die down by now.
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Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2025
The interest never died down, particularly during the time the King was married to Princess Diana.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 6 Oct. 2025
Once the bulb has gone dormant and all the foliage has died down, carefully dig the bulb or tuber out of the ground.
—Erica Browne Grivas, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Oct. 2025
But recent history has shown that such flareups, especially those that largely take place online, tend to die down quickly.
—Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 3 Oct. 2025
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Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2025
The interest never died down, particularly during the time the King was married to Princess Diana.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 6 Oct. 2025
Once the bulb has gone dormant and all the foliage has died down, carefully dig the bulb or tuber out of the ground.
—Erica Browne Grivas, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Oct. 2025
But recent history has shown that such flareups, especially those that largely take place online, tend to die down quickly.
—Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 3 Oct. 2025
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 10 Oct. 2025.
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