wind-down

[ wahynd-doun ]

/ ˈwaɪndˌdaʊn /

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noun

an act or instance of winding down, as in intensity: a gradual wind-down in hostilities.

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Origin of wind-down

First recorded in 1965–70; noun use of the verb phrase wind down

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How to use wind-down in a sentence

Clad in a blue, striped button-down, a silver watch adorning his left wrist, Huckabee beams on the cover.
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That article noted that the F-35 does not currently have the ability to down-link live video to ground troops,.
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A grand juror in the Ferguson case is suing to be able to explain exactly what went down in the courtroom.
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The gunman then burst from the restaurant and fled down the street with the other man.
Shot Down During the NYPD Slowdown|Michael Daly|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST

My doctor insisted that once I filed this piece I lie down on my bed and not get out.
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The bride elect rushes up to him, and so they both step down to the foot-lights.
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I take the Extream Bells, and set down the six Changes on them thus.
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His wife stood smiling and waving, the boys shouting, as he disappeared in the old rockaway down the sandy road.
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So he bore down on the solemn declaration that she stood face to face with a prison term for perjury.
The Bondboy|George W. (George Washington) Ogden
Do not the widow's tears run down the cheek, and her cry against him that causeth them to fall?
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various

British Dictionary definitions for wind-down

wind down

/ (waɪnd) /

verb (adverb)

(tr) to lower or move down by cranking

(intr) (of a clock spring) to become slack

(intr) to diminish gradually in force or power; relax

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Other Idioms and Phrases with wind-down

wind down

Diminish gradually, draw to a close, as in By midnight the party had wound down. [Mid-1900s] Also see wind up.