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Subside

/səˈbsaɪd/
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(verb) To sink or fall to the bottom; to settle, as lees.

The flood began to subside.
She waited nervously for his anger to subside.
CEFR Practice Quiz
We waited for the heavy rain to ____ before we decided to leave the safety of the small hunting cabin.

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