die away

1. 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

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

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The cacophony of an independence referendum campaign which had echoed through Scotland for three years had died away and Alex Salmond, so often the embodiment of pugnacious self-confidence, appeared pale and drained.

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As a poisoned rat dies away from the bait box, Predator Free Wellington needs the autopsies to monitor effectiveness.

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"It wasn't going to die away - it was something bigger than that," Mr Whitworth said.

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There’s a Vietnamese superstition: If you die away from home, your soul will become restless and won’t leave for the afterlife.

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