die away

die away

To diminish or fade slowly. As the last notes of the national anthem died away, the players began skating around the ice.
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

die away

Fig. to fade away. The sound of the waterfall finally died away. When the applause died away, the tenor sang an encore.
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McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

die away

Also, die down. Gradually diminish, fade, or subside; slowly come to an end. For example, As they moved higher up, their voices died away, or The rain seems to be dying down. The first term, from the late 1600s, today is most often applied to a diminishing sound and was originally used to describe the wind slowing down or ceasing to blow. The variant dates from the first half of the 1800s.
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
See also:
  • drift away
  • are we away
  • Are we away?
  • away
  • draw away
  • do away with
  • do away with (someone, something, or oneself)
  • draw away from (someone or something)
  • dwindle away
  • be far and away
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