subsided; subsiding
1
: to sink or fall to the bottom : settle
2
: to tend downward : descend
especially
: to flatten out so as to form a depression
3
: to let oneself settle down : sink
subsided into a chair
4
: to become quiet or less
as the fever subsides
my anger subsided
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Examples of subside in a Sentence
The pain will subside in a couple of hours.
After his anger had subsided, he was able to look at things rationally.
We'll have to wait until the wind subsides.
The road will remain closed until the water subsides.
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Erica Sloan, SELF, 25 Nov. 2024
But foot traffic subsides after two years, Young said, while zoos spend hundreds of thousands of dollars a year on bamboo that the pandas sometimes refuse.
—Stephanie Yang, Los Angeles Times, 25 Nov. 2024
But this trend might be subsiding, according to the NAR report.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 25 Nov. 2024
The demand for virtual concerts has since subsided, and sports remains a more competitive arena.
—Matt Craig, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
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“Subside.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/subside. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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subside
intransitive verb
sub·side
səb-ˈsīd 
subsided; subsiding
: to lessen in severity : become diminished
the fever subsided
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