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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With the outside noise starting to die down, Kiffin and company can now start focusing on turning LSU back into a legitimate national championship contender.
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Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2025
But at the time, Usha Vance’s office denied there was any truth to the rumours of marital issues, and the speculation died down a little bit.
—Stylecaster Editors, StyleCaster, 4 Dec. 2025
In an effort to circumvent shortages, clients over-ordered, leading to a post-Covid bust once that demand died down.
—Natasha Abellard, CNBC, 2 Dec. 2025
Not only because the television arm of the Star Wars machine seems to be dying down, or because few series will get $650 million for two seasons, or even because prequels are notoriously difficult to pull off — especially prequels with a main character’s death as a predetermined endpoint.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 1 Dec. 2025
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Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2025
But at the time, Usha Vance’s office denied there was any truth to the rumours of marital issues, and the speculation died down a little bit.
—Stylecaster Editors, StyleCaster, 4 Dec. 2025
In an effort to circumvent shortages, clients over-ordered, leading to a post-Covid bust once that demand died down.
—Natasha Abellard, CNBC, 2 Dec. 2025
Not only because the television arm of the Star Wars machine seems to be dying down, or because few series will get $650 million for two seasons, or even because prequels are notoriously difficult to pull off — especially prequels with a main character’s death as a predetermined endpoint.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 1 Dec. 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 15 Dec. 2025.
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