to die down
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2.7
- phrasal verb
- /daɪ daʊn/
- After the furor died down, Cold Fusion research continued in a number of places.
- excitement dies down
- die down quickly
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Watch on YouTubeThe nastiness dies down and you learn to rise above.
- The nastiness dies down and you learn to rise above.
- The war presumably is going to die down to at least some extent.
- Once the wind died down, Matt's speech got pretty intense.
- He promises negotiations and the protest died down for now.
- Because, you know, trends die down, certain ones come back up.
- But if we try to ignore it, it slowly dies down.
- Maybe when the AI hype cycle dies down a little bit.
- Still a little rainy but the wind has died down.
- So they can basically drive around in circles until chaos sort of dies down.
- Although media attention on all these anti Asian hate crimes has died down considerably, that doesn't mean that they're not happening.
- Do you think the race thing is going to die down or do you think it's going to run and run?
Examples
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The noise from the construction site will finally die down after the workers leave for the day.
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I waited until the hum of voices had died down, then pointed to the side door.
Fiction book (1993) -
Do you think the race thing is going to die down or do you think it's going to run and run?
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Well, the talk will die down.
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Maybe we should chill out till things die down.
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Finally, after the buzz among the audience had died down, he continued.
Fiction book (1998) -
The war presumably is going to die down to at least some extent.
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Seriously, when the festivities die down and you have a few days to collect yourself, think about it.
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He promises negotiations and the protest died down for now.
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The contentiousness sparked by the report has scarcely died down in the years since it was published.
Academic text (2009)
Synonyms
389
1.9
To become less in amount, size, or value
86
3.0
To become weaker and then disappear over time
67
4.8
To move back or become less strong
59
3.7
To relax after a busy or stressful time and slowly come to an end
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3.7
To make something less strong or strict
58
2.5
Feel less angry or excited
55
3.8
To become less strong, especially for bad weather, pain, or pressure
54
2.0
Make people or things less noisy and less active
54
5.1
To become smaller or less in number over time
52
4.8
Become less strong, as with pain, noise, or excitement
24
2.6
Become less in number, amount, or quality
22
4.3
To become less in amount or quality
22
6.8
To become less strong or severe and to make something do the same
21
3.5
To become less in number or amount
19
4.0
To become gradually less strong or severe
16
4.5
To become smaller or weaker over time until it stops
9
4.2
To become quieter and then stop
4
3.3
To become less over time
3
5.1
To become slowly smaller or less until almost nothing remains
2
4.6
Slowly get smaller in number or amount until nothing remains
Antonyms
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Surface Forms
Morphology
die + down
The sense 'to become less strong' can be derived by combining a metaphorical use of 'die' (to fade/cease) with 'down' indicating reduction, so the compositional logic is present. However, because many B1 learners first know 'die' in the literal sense ('to stop living') and the metaphorical extension to decrease may not be fully predictable without prior exposure, the expression is only partially transparent.
Etymology
Die down comes from a simple image of a fire or storm slowly losing power: the flames or wind seem to die and fall down as they get smaller and quieter, so the phrase now means 'to become less strong or loud'.