die down
— phrasal verb with die /daɪ/ verb [I] (present tense dying, past tense and past participle died)Definition
C2 If a sound or activity dies down, it becomes quieter or less obvious: It was several minutes before the applause died down.Becoming and making less strong
(Definition of die down from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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