die down

verb

died down; dying down; dies down
Synonyms of die downnext
: 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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Firefighters battling a blaze that destroyed six homes in south Orange County can expect a bit of reprieve Saturday afternoon as Santa Ana winds begin to die down. — Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026 The alleged rivalry between Kate Middleton and Meghan Markle was seemingly dying down—but then Meghan and Prince Harry moved back to the UK. — Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 15 Oct. 2026 Hurricane Isaias developed after that wind shear briefly died down off the Gulf Coast. — Mary Randolph, Scientific American, 13 Oct. 2026 During an El Niño, those trade winds die down, allowing the warm water that piled up in the western Pacific to flow back east in the form of a Kelvin wave. — Justine Calma, The Verge, 6 Oct. 2026 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 20 Oct. 2026.

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