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die away

B1 neutral intransitive
In simple words

To slowly get quieter and quieter until you can't hear it anymore.

Literal meaning: To die in the direction of away — i.e., to expire as it moves off into the distance.

Meanings

1 B1 neutral

Of a sound or noise: to gradually become quieter until it can no longer be heard.

"The applause died away as the conductor raised his baton."

"The music died away, and there was silence."

— Leo Tolstoy, War and Peace (translated edition)
2 B1 neutral

Of a feeling or sensation: to gradually weaken and disappear.

"The initial excitement of the new job soon died away."

3 B2 neutral

Of wind or movement: to lose strength and slow to a stop.

"The breeze died away in the late afternoon, leaving the air completely still."

Usage notes

Most commonly used with sounds (music, voices, echoes) and physical sensations (pain, excitement). Has a slightly literary or poetic tone. Always intransitive.

Commonly used with

sound music voice echo laughter pain

Forms

Base
die away
I/you/we/they
3rd person
dies away
he/she/it
Past simple
died away
yesterday
Past participle
died away
have + pp
-ing form
diing away
continuous

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