die away

Idioms

Also, die down. Gradually diminish, fade, or subside; slowly come to an end. For example, As they moved higher up, their voices died away, or The rain seems to be dying down. The first term, from the late 1600s, today is most often applied to a diminishing sound and was originally used to describe the wind slowing down or ceasing to blow. The variant dates from the first half of the 1800s.

Example Sentences

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For an hour we sipped our tea and talked, until the sound of planes died away and the sky was silent.

From Literature

Before we had gone far, the wind that had buffeted us during the night died away.

From Literature

I’d stand still and listen to the echo of my voice die away in the distance.

From Literature

She watched as it continued along the riverbank, growing smaller, until the noise died away.

From Literature

The fear is that, if this continues, vast areas of rainforest could die away and become a savannah or dry grassland ecosystem.

From BBC

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