Both Uses of
subside
in
The Grapes of Wrath
- She subsided, breathing heavily.†
Chpt 22 *
- About mid-afternoon child bathing began, and as each child was caught, subdued, and washed, the noise on the playground gradually subsided.†
Chpt 24
Definition:
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(subside as in: her anger subsided) become less intense, less severe, or less active -- perhaps going away entirely