fade down

fade down

To gradually decrease in intensity, often of sound. A noun or pronoun can be used between "fade" and "down." Fade that song down, will you? I don't want it ending quite so abruptly.
See also: down, fade
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

fade something down

to turn down a sound. (Broadcasting.) The radio engineer faded the music down and the announcer's voice began. She faded down the music.
See also: down, fade

fade down

[for sound] to diminish. The roar of the train faded down as it passed and fled into the night. As the thunder faded down, the sun began to break through the clouds.
See also: down, fade
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • ask down
  • chow down
  • chow something down
  • call down
  • clunk
  • clunk down
  • batter
  • batter down
  • brush down
  • bear down
References in classic literature
In a moment I watched her fade down the dusky stairway.
My Antonia
Imports Kennedy Bryan and Maria Jose Perez spearheaded the scoring parade, but it was a total team effort as the Cargo Movers watched the Tornadoes fade down the stretch to move an inch closer from wrapping up the series.
F2 coach bracing for Foton comeback try
I would say you get five days out of it rather than a week and the fade down is natural and doesn't go patchy.
BARE THRILLS; Get yourself all set for summer and prepare to bare with this week's top tightening, toning and tanning treats. It's time to say bye bye pale and pasty, hello hot summer bod
The actress-singer further asserted that the present colour should fade down to her natural hue.
Lindsay Lohan hates new 'bright red' hair colour
Despite the intensity of their use, a narrow majority of young adults predict Facebook's appeal will fade down the road (51 percent), fewer think it will stick around as a service (44 percent).
US poll: Half of Americans call Facebook a fad
Regally Ready, Addictive Dream and Monsieur Joe jumped out to the early lead, only to fade down the stretch in the 1,000-meter turf race.
Ortensia wins $1 million Al Quoz Sprint
The impairment has not recorded significant adverse impact to the financial performance of the Group for the year ended 31 December 2009, and is expected to fade down in the next fiscal year as the reorganization nears completion.
New Environmental Energy Announced 2009 Annual Results
Antares has such a large angular size for a star (40 milliarcseconds) that, seen from locations where it grazes the Moon's edge, it may appear to fade down for a second so rather than snapping out instantly.
Nearly-full Moon hides Antares: watch a red-supergiant fire on the Moon vanish and reappear
As the Major holds his pose, the lights fade down, leaving
The Call
Lorenzo Parker, in his first snap of the night, was sent on a deep fade down the right sideline, and Brady hit him in stride for a 48-yard score and a 55-26 lead.
Brady connects early, sparks Surge to romp
"I thought maybe I'd catch him," said Olmstead, who didn't recognize Stout and thought maybe he was a novice Butte to Butte runner who had gone out too fast and would fade down the stretch.
Rogers takes breath of fresh air
The shine of this long-awaited return to relevance by the 29-year-old franchise was dulled a bit by the team's fade down the stretch to finish eighth in the conference and draw the most daunting matchup available against a Rockets team that won all four regular season games by an average of 16 points and took the first two games of this series in Houston.
Wolves top Rockets 121-105 in Game 3, cut series lead to 2-1