die down

die ¹  (d)

intr.v. died, dy·ing (dng), dies

1. To cease living; become dead; expire.

2. To cease existing, especially by degrees; fade: The sunlight died in the west.

3. To experience an agony or suffering suggestive of that of death: nearly died of embarrassment.

4. Informal To desire something greatly: I am dying for a box of chocolates. She was dying to see the exhibit.

5.

a. To cease operation; stop: If your vehicle dies, stay with it.

b. To be destroyed, as in combat: could see the remains of two aircraft that had died in the attack.

6. To become indifferent: had died to all worldly concerns.

Phrasal Verbs:

die back Botany

To be affected by dieback.

die down

To lose strength; subside: The winds died down.

die off

To undergo a sudden, sharp decline in population: Rabbits were dying off in that county.

die out

To cease living completely; become extinct: tribes and tribal customs that died out centuries ago.

Idioms:

die hard

1. To take a long time in passing out of existence: racial prejudices that die hard.

2. To resist against overwhelming, hopeless odds: radicalism that dies hard.

die on the vine

To fail, as from lack of support, especially at an early stage: a plan that died on the vine.

to die for Informal

Remarkable or highly desirable.

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[Middle English dien, probably from Old Norse deyja; see dheu-² in Indo-European roots.]

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die down

Verb

1. to lose strength or power by degrees

2. to become calm: the storm has died down now

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	die down - suffer from a disease that kills shoots; "The plants near the garage are dying back" die back shrink, shrivel, shrivel up, wither - wither, as with a loss of moisture; "The fruit dried and shriveled"
	2.	die down - become progressively weaker; "the laughter died down" weaken - become weaker; "The prisoner's resistance weakened after seven days"