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English / phrasal verb

Die down

MEANING IN ENGLISH

To gradually become less strong, loud, active, or intense.

In context

01

After the excited children finally fell asleep, the noise in the house began to die down.

02

We decided to wait for the argument between the siblings to die down before sitting down for dinner.

Synonyms

subside,decrease,diminish

Antonyms

intensify,increase,escalate

Collocations

noise dies down,excitement dies down,argument dies down

Sources

Bidyazo vocabulary library ↗