Subside

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -aɪd

Full definition of subside

Verb

1. To sink or fall to the bottom; to settle, as lees.
2. To tend downward; to become lower; to descend; to sink.
3. To fall into a state of quiet; to cease to rage; to be calmed; to settle down; to become tranquil; to abate.The sea subsides.The tumults of war will subside.The fever has subsided.
• 1907, w, The Younger Set Chapter 3, Long after his cigar burnt bitter, he sat with eyes fixed on the blaze. When the flames at last began to flicker and subside, his lids fluttered, then drooped ; … .