subsided; subsiding
1
: to sink or fall to the bottom : settle
2
: to tend downward : descend
especially
: to flatten out so as to form a depression
3
: to let oneself settle down : sink
subsided into a chair
4
: to become quiet or less
as the fever subsides
my anger subsided
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Examples of subside in a Sentence
The pain will subside in a couple of hours.
After his anger had subsided, he was able to look at things rationally.
We'll have to wait until the wind subsides.
The road will remain closed until the water subsides.
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By most measures, political violence subsided after January 2021, in part because hundreds of participants in the January 6 attack were convicted and imprisoned.
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Steven Levitsky, Foreign Affairs, 11 Feb. 2025
Ultimately, the north winds subsided and hundreds of firefighters and volunteers got the fire under control.
—Jenny Jarvie, Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2025
As the banter began to subside, the trio went back to their respective rooting corners.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, People.com, 5 Feb. 2025
If someone only subsided on candy and confections alone, this might be what their skin would smell like.
—Emily Orofino, Vogue, 4 Feb. 2025
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Steven Levitsky, Foreign Affairs, 11 Feb. 2025
Ultimately, the north winds subsided and hundreds of firefighters and volunteers got the fire under control.
—Jenny Jarvie, Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2025
As the banter began to subside, the trio went back to their respective rooting corners.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, People.com, 5 Feb. 2025
If someone only subsided on candy and confections alone, this might be what their skin would smell like.
—Emily Orofino, Vogue, 4 Feb. 2025
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“Subside.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/subside. Accessed 20 Feb. 2025.
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subside
intransitive verb
sub·side
səb-ˈsīd 
subsided; subsiding
: to lessen in severity : become diminished
the fever subsided
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