subside
/səbˈsaɪd/
verb
- To become less intense, violent, or severe; to calm down or decrease.
- After the storm, the wind began to subside.
- We waited for the crowd's excitement to subside before making the announcement.
- The pain in my knee subsided after I rested for a few hours.
- To sink to a lower or normal level, especially of water or land.
- The river subsided slowly as the dry season began.
- Over time, the ground subsided after the earthquake.
- The floodwaters finally subsided, revealing the damaged roads.
- To sink or settle down, as in a structure or surface.
- The foundation of the old house subsided into the soft soil.
- The road subsided in several places after the heavy rain.
- The ground subsided slightly where the underground pipe had burst.