Die Meaning Sound Dies Gradually Softer Synonym Fade

Meaning: If a sound dies away, it gradually gets softer and softer.

• die away After about five minutes of non-stop cheering and clapping, the applause began to die away and people started to leave the hall.
  
  
• die away I shouted into the cavern and listened as the echo of my voice slowly died away.
  
  

Nouns often used as subjects with die away: sound, applause, echo, footsteps, thunder, note, noise