die away
Slowly become silent
To die away is to gradually diminish until gone.
Sounds die away as they fade into silence: The echo died away.
Light dies away at dusk.
Emotions or sensations die away as they lose intensity: Her anger slowly died away.
The phrase emphasizes the gradual, natural quality of the fading—something doesn't stop abruptly but weakens by degrees until imperceptible.
Lose intensity gradually
- waneDecrease gradually
- dwindleDecrease gradually over time
- subsideDecrease in intensity
- diminishTo make smaller
lessen · weaken · taper · recede · decline · peter out · trail off · soften
Soft, indistinct continuous sound
- rustleSoft crackling sound
- sighAudible emotional breath
- breathAir taken in
- susurrationSoft whispering noise
hum · undertone · soft · faint · gentle · barely audible · dying breath · flutter
Absence of sound
- quietLacking in sound
- stillnessComplete lack of motion
- fall silentStop producing sound
- muffleDeaden or suppress sound
soundlessness · quiescence · lull · calm · settle · cease · stop · end
fade
Lose intensity gradually
diminish · lessen · weaken · taper · recede · decline · peter out · trail off · soften · thin out
murmur
Soft, indistinct continuous sound
susurration · hum · undertone · soft · faint · gentle · barely audible · dying breath · flutter · wisp
hush
Absence of sound
- quietLacking in sound
- stillnessComplete lack of motion
- fall silentStop producing sound
muffle · soundlessness · quiescence · lull · calm · settle · cease · stop · end
reverberate
Echo repeatedly, persist
carry · hang · dissipate · decay · dampen · absorb · acoustics · resonance · afterglow · trail