begin to subside
Frequency: 8.518.0 per million words
Marks the start of the process of becoming less intense.
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Examples (10)
- The initial shock of the news began to subside.
- After a few hours, the intense pain in her ankle began to subside.
- The storm was fierce, but it began to subside by dawn.
- As the crowd's excitement began to subside, the performers took the stage.
- The swelling on his arm started to subside after a week.
- We waited until the panic began to subside before attempting to leave.
- The anger in his voice began to subside as he explained the situation.
- After the initial applause died down, the speaker began his address.
- The fear he felt began to subside once he realized he was safe.
- The fury of the ocean began to subside after the hurricane passed.