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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Those events, according to 51-year-old diehard Sean Marcoux, have died down.
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Julian McKenzie, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
Best Time to Visit The best time to visit the Algarve is in May or late September through early October, when the weather is still at its peak but the summer crowds have died down.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 28 Sep. 2025
As night falls, the fighting dies down… but then a fireball shoots over the village walls, followed by several more.
—Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 28 Sep. 2025
Open With a Joke Kimmel was armed with a perfect opening line once his one-minute-plus standing ovation died down.
—Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 24 Sep. 2025
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Julian McKenzie, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
Best Time to Visit The best time to visit the Algarve is in May or late September through early October, when the weather is still at its peak but the summer crowds have died down.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 28 Sep. 2025
As night falls, the fighting dies down… but then a fireball shoots over the village walls, followed by several more.
—Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 28 Sep. 2025
Open With a Joke Kimmel was armed with a perfect opening line once his one-minute-plus standing ovation died down.
—Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 24 Sep. 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 4 Oct. 2025.
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