die away

die away
die away
Fig. to fade away. •

The sound of the waterfall finally died away.

When the applause died away, the tenor sang an encore.

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or[die down] {v.} To come slowly to an end; grow slowly less or weaker. * /The wind died down./ * /The music died away./ * /He waited until the excitement had died down./ * /His mother's anger died away./

Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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  • die away — or[die down] {v.} To come slowly to an end; grow slowly less or weaker. * /The wind died down./ * /The music died away./ * /He waited until the excitement had died down./ * /His mother s anger died away./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

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  • die away — PHRASAL VERB If a sound dies away, it gradually becomes weaker or fainter and finally disappears completely. [V P] The firing finally began to die away in the late afternoon... [V P] The sound died away and silence reigned. Syn: fade away …   English dictionary

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