To gradually become quieter, weaker, or less noticeable until it disappears.
To slowly get quieter and quieter until you can't hear it anymore.
3 meanings, ordered from most common to least. Color-coded by CEFR level.
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)
Of a feeling or sensation: to gradually weaken and disappear.
"The initial excitement of the new job soon died away."
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."
To die in the direction of away — i.e., to expire as it moves off into the distance.
To slowly get quieter and quieter until you can't hear it anymore.
Most commonly used with sounds (music, voices, echoes) and physical sensations (pain, excitement). Has a slightly literary or poetic tone. Always intransitive.
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