1. Home
2. Idioms
3. die down

die down

---

---

die down

to fade to almost nothing; to decrease gradually. The fire died down and went out. As the applause died down, a child came on stage with an armload of roses for the singer.

See also: die, down

die down

to become quieter or less easily noticed By morning the storm died down. Anger over the attacks on the refugee camps has not died down.

See also: die, down

die down

v.

To lose strength gradually; subside: The airplanes won't take off until the winds die down.

See also: die, down