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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The online chatter about the bags themselves hasn't died down either; whether a new version of the tote has been spotted, or whether a specific location has restocked the bag, the flames are still being stoked. — Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2026 Summer Fridays Lip Butter Balm Multiple teens (Basche and Avery Greene, 17) told me Summer Fridays Lip Butter Balm (specifically in Pink Sugar or Brown Sugar) is on their wish list, so the hype hasn’t died down yet. — Gina Vaynshteyn, StyleCaster, 11 Aug. 2026 The wind had completely died down, and there were fewer passersby on the sunbaked streets. — Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026 The heat and wind that initially fueled the fires had died down by the beginning of the week, but the dangerous conditions are expected to return by Wednesday. — Kris Van Cleave, CBS News, 4 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for die down

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