Meaning & use
subside
To become gradually less intense, or to sink to a lower level.
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The pain in her ankle finally began to subside after a week.
Floodwaters slowly subsided over several days as the heavy rain stopped.
A note on using this word
Subside describes a gradual decrease, unlike 'stop,' which implies something ends abruptly.
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