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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By late Monday into Tuesday, the winds are expected to die down across the Southland before forecasters are calling for a second wind event, which is expected to hit Northern California first. —

Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2024 When those issues died down, the pastors pivoted to demonizing transgender youth. —

Gretchen Smail, Them, 31 Oct. 2024 The fire moved quickly from grasses to trees, but fire activity died down as temperatures cooled for the night, Mikesell said. —

Katie Langford, The Denver Post, 28 Oct. 2024 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 See all Example Sentences for die down