die out

verb

died out; dying out; dies out

intransitive verb

: to become extinct

Examples of die out in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

When a massive asteroid impact triggered a global extinction 66 million years ago, almost all dinosaurs and early bird lineages died out. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 10 Sep. 2026

When Wisconsin's yellowjackets will die out depends on upcoming weather and its effects on their food sources. — Caden Perry, jsonline.com, 10 Sep. 2026

Dinner floated by with vapid comments around the meal and eventually died out. — Literary Hub, 9 Sep. 2026

Of course, such patronage has completely died out in the film industry worldwide, and not something any woman director has to contend with these days, right? — Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 6 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1853, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for die out

• about
• bailout
• blackout
• blowout
• breakout
• burnout
• buyout
• checkout
• closeout
• cutout
• devout
• dropout