die down

🇺🇸 /daɪ daʊn/ 🇬🇧 /dai daun/
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Tags CEFR-C2
phrase verb
C2

When something, like noise or excitement, dies down, it slowly becomes quieter or weaker until it stops.

She waited for the laughter to die down before she spoke.

translation

phrv. When something, like noise or excitement, dies down, it slowly becomes quieter or weaker until it stops.