All 5 Uses of
subside
in
The Scarlet Letter
- When no longer called upon to speak or listen—either of which operations cost him an evident effort—his face would briefly subside into its former not uncheerful quietude.
Chpt Intr.subside = become less intense
- After a brief space, the convulsion grew almost imperceptible, and finally subsided into the depths of his nature.†
Chpt 3
- The moans of the little patient subsided; its convulsive tossings gradually ceased; and in a few moments, as is the custom of young children after relief from pain, it sank into a profound and dewy slumber.
Chpt 4 *subsided = became less intense, less severe, or less active -- perhaps went away entirely
- Hester had schooled herself long and well; and she never responded to these attacks, save by a flush of crimson that rose irrepressibly over her pale cheek, and again subsided into the depths of her bosom.†
Chpt 5
- "He has but increased the debt!" answered the physician, and as he proceeded, his manner lost its fiercer characteristics, and subsided into gloom.
Chpt 14subsided = became less intense
Definition:
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(subside as in: her anger subsided) become less intense, less severe, or less active -- perhaps going away entirely