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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Once the alcohol has burned off and the flames die down, spoon the cherry sauce over slices of lemon-poppy-seed pound cake and vanilla ice cream. —

Alyson Sheppard, Robb Report, 2 Nov. 2024 Photo: New Line Cinema Just as the slasher craze was dying down, Wes Craven’s A Nightmare on Elm Street promptly revived interest thanks to the introduction a key new element: the supernatural. —

Meagan Navarro, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2024 After the assaults, the bombardment died down, possibly indicating the Ukrainians had evicted local Russian forces. —

David Axe, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024 Excitement about Eminem’s latest album The Death of Slim Shady (Coup de Grâce) is slowly dying down. —

Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for die down