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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While artificial intelligence has dominated headlines for much of the year, Deloitte chief technology officer Bill Briggs expects some of the hype to die down — even as its usefulness increases. —

Rocio Fabbro, Quartz, 24 Dec. 2024 By this time of year, Southern California has usually had some measurable rainfall and the Santa Ana winds have typically died down. —

Hunter Clauss, Los Angeles Times, 14 Dec. 2024 The Santa Ana winds are predicted to die down on Thursday, but meteorologists have warned that more fires may ignite before this. —

Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024 The title also pushed forward for weeks around the release of the band’s new project From Zero, and as excitement dies down, the full-length declines bit by bit. —

Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for die down