die down

to become calm, still, less crowded or less loud.

Sheldon wanted to go shopping, but he thought it best to wait for the crowds to die down a bit.

Definitions

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• v  suffer from a disease that kills shoots
• v  become progressively weaker

News & Articles

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• Rain in forecast late Monday
  Sunday night, the scattered clouds will decrease through the evening and overnight hours says Storm Center 7 Meteorologist McCall Vrydaghs. Another cool night is ahead as temperatures will fall into the mid-50s with areas to the north being a bit cooler. Winds will die down overnight and with clearing skies, look for some possible patchy fog Monday morning. Monday, expect mainly sunny skies and ...
  Aug. 4, 2013 - Springfield News-Sun
• Resources stretched thin as fires ignite around the Valley
  Firefighters hope the winds die down to help them catch a break after battling a series of fires these past few days.
  June 18, 2013 - KFSN-TV Fresno
• Accel Closes $100M For Big Data Fund 2 To Invest In The ‘Second Wave' Of Big Data Startups
  The tech industry has been buzzing about "big data" for years now. And according to venture capital firm Accel Partners , the excitement around the big data space is not set to die down any time soon -- it's just about to enter into a new phase. Accel is announcing tonight that it has closed on $100 million for a new investment fund called Big Data Fund 2. The fund is the same size as Accel's ...
  June 18, 2013 - TechCrunch