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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And the heat didn't die down once awards season wrapped up. Stephanie Sengwe, People.com, 12 June 2025 The riots didn’t die down until June 8, when military personnel were ordered to stay in their barracks. Kurt Snibbe, Oc Register, 11 June 2025 That kerfuffle finally died down and Bregman was virtually carrying the offense (.299/.385/.553 with 11 homers and 35 RBI in his first 51 games before sustaining a serious quad injury May 23 that figures to sideline him until at least mid-July. Bill Madden, New York Daily News, 7 June 2025 Of course, the rumors surrounding Pittsburgh on the offensive side of the football have not died down. Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 May 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 27 Jun. 2025.

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