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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The gusts were expected to diminish by evening, however, and already have died down from earlier in the week, when hurricane-force winds blew embers that ignited hillsides.
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Marc Sternfield, The Hill, 10 Jan. 2025
The catastrophic winds appear to have died down, giving exhausted firefighters aid from the air, but the anxiety level remains paralyzingly high.
—Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2025
Firefighters continued to battle the blaze Thursday morning, as the Associated Press reports that fierce winds that fanned the flames for several days are now dying down.
—Sean Neumann, People.com, 9 Jan. 2025
Once the flames die down and the media vans have driven off, there will still be a great deal of work to be done in repairing the lives of the Los Angeles community and the CCF will continue to be there for it.
—Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 9 Jan. 2025
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Marc Sternfield, The Hill, 10 Jan. 2025
The catastrophic winds appear to have died down, giving exhausted firefighters aid from the air, but the anxiety level remains paralyzingly high.
—Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2025
Firefighters continued to battle the blaze Thursday morning, as the Associated Press reports that fierce winds that fanned the flames for several days are now dying down.
—Sean Neumann, People.com, 9 Jan. 2025
Once the flames die down and the media vans have driven off, there will still be a great deal of work to be done in repairing the lives of the Los Angeles community and the CCF will continue to be there for it.
—Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 9 Jan. 2025
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“Die down.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/die%20down. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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