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die down

VERB
  1. suffer from a disease that kills shoots
    The plants near the garage are dying back
  2. become progressively weaker
    the laughter died down

How To Use die down In A Sentence

  • The fire had begun to die down and Sei could fell the room growing colder.
  • Apply a quick-acting fertiliser to build up the bulb as the leaves die down. The Sun
  • They waited for the tumult to die down.
  • Suddenly the pilot loses consciousness, slumping against the window as the engines die down. Times, Sunday Times
  • A lot of Republicans pols are getting a lot of milage off of this and the last thing they really want is for it to die down. Bennett: Sanford needs to stop 'embarrassing himself'
  • When the lilies have finished flowering, I cut off dead flowers and let the foliage die down naturally. Times, Sunday Times
  • In recent days, Lieberman has spoken out against letting a flareup of violence between Israel and Gaza die down. Israeli AG announces plan to indict foreign minister
  • For now, at least, that hubbub can die down. Times, Sunday Times
  • They enjoy a well-drained soil and will stay in leaf until about May, when they die down and lie dormant until the following autumn.
  • Some plants were still bedewed although many were now starting to die down.
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