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adjective

Definition of dying (down)next
as in letting up

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dying (down)

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verb

present participle of die (down)
as in tapering off

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dying (down)
  1. waning
  2. tapering off
  3. letting up
  4. decreasing
  5. diminishing
  6. drooping
Adjective
  • Even better, the peak of this shower, which should produce on average between 8 to 10 meteors per hour, will arrive under dark skies thanks to a meager waning crescent moon.
    — Michael d'Estries, Travel + Leisure, 16 Jan. 2026
Definition of waning
Verb
  • The rain will be tapering off and skies will be clearing in the afternoon.
    — Dan Sheldon, New York Times, 17 July 2026
  • The large multi-state outbreak in 2013 went from June to August before tapering off.
    — Joseph Hernandez, Bon Appetit Magazine, 14 July 2026
Definition of tapering off
Verb
  • On every metric—sales, profit, assets and market value—these bellwether companies, 787 from Asia, collectively scaled to record levels, most likely reaping gains from not letting up.
    — Naazneen Karmali, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
  • Rain pummeled the ground outside the tunnel, but the storm was short-lived, gradually letting up and then stopping altogether.
    — Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 4 July 2026
Definition of letting up
Verb
  • The lack of regulations for unsupervised AI and decreasing hardware costs amplify this uncontained proliferation risk.
    — Craig S. Smith, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
  • In many countries, alcohol consumption has already been decreasing for years, especially among young people.
    — Tim Brinkhof, Time, 23 July 2026
Definition of decreasing
Verb
  • Weakening high pressure to our east is slowly reducing scorching hot temperatures from earlier this week and diminishing the monsoonal moisture that provided unseasonable rain showers and thunderstorms.
    — Sean Macaday, Sacbee.com, 17 July 2026
  • In Miami-Dade, the transit system faces financial woes Aside from diminishing Miami-Dade’s transit ambitions, the Levine Cava plan also highlights the dire financial picture facing mass transit in the county.
    — Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 16 July 2026
Definition of diminishing
Verb
  • The two most common causes are ptosis, which is a drooping eyelid caused by weakness of the muscle that lifts the eyelid, and dermatochalasis, which is excess eyelid skin.
    — Carlos Wolf, Miami Herald, 16 July 2026
  • Why Hydrangeas Droop So Quickly Some types of cut flowers seem to last forever in vases—like coneflowers, cosmos, and zinnias—but hydrangeas usually start drooping quickly.
    — Samantha Johnson, Martha Stewart, 6 July 2026
Definition of drooping
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