Meanings
present singular third person dies down · participle present dying down · participle past died down · past died down
- idiomaticintransitiveTo become less virulent or strong; to subside.
By the morning the fire had died down.
2 more examples
We'll be able to sail safely across the bay once the storm dies down.
"I think you should consider your responsibility," said one critic. "How many patients went off the medications due to that publication, without consulting their doctor?" When the applause after this question died down, Deacon defended the right of scientists to question popular medications: […]
2008 October, Paul Scott, “Was the Prozac revolution all in our heads?”, in Men's Health, volume 23, number 8, →ISSN, page 149
Synonyms & antonyms
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Finnish laantua, hiipua
- laantuato become less virulent
- hiipuato become less virulent
Irish síothlaigh
- síothlaighto become less virulent
Italian cessare
- cessareto become less virulent
Persian فروکش کردن
- فروکش کردن (forukeš kardan)to become less virulent
Polish ucichać, ucichnąć
- ucichaćto become less virulent
- ucichnąćto become less virulent
Russian утиха́ть, ути́хнуть
- утиха́ть (utixátʹ)to become less virulent
- ути́хнуть (utíxnutʹ)to become less virulent
Thai สงบตัวลง
- สงบตัวลงto become less virulent
Turkish yatışmak
- yatışmakto become less virulent
Cite this entry
die down. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/die%20down
“die down.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/die%20down. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “die down,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/die%20down.
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