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.

Examples of die down in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The flames died down the previous night but flared up again in the morning. —

Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 11 Sep. 2024 Even though the summer Olympics had already ended, enthusiasm for gymnastics hadn’t died down. —

Jamie Ducharme, TIME, 10 Sep. 2024 With strong winds that had fanned the flames on Sunday and Monday dying down overnight, the fire department said the fire no longer had any active, advancing fronts and firefighters focused on extinguishing hundreds of slow-burning areas. —

Elena Becatoros The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 14 Aug. 2024 When the winds died down, slowing the fire's spread, Brimeyer found a pocket of safety on the lawn outside the Lahaina Hongwanji Mission. —

Ashley Pōkiʻi Lewis, USA TODAY, 2 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for die down

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