All 3 Uses of
subside
in
Harry Potter (#7) and the Deathly Hallows
- "My Lord," Yaxley went on, "Dawlish believes an entire party of Aurors will be used to transfer the boy — " Voldemort held up a large white hand, and Yaxley subsided at once, watching resentfully as Voldemort turned back to Snape.†
Chpt 1
- After opening his mouth once or twice more, Dudley subsided into scarlet-faced silence.†
Chpt 3
- The man's screams subsided, but dry sobs echoed through the corridor.†
Chpt 13 *
Definition:
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(subside as in: her anger subsided) become less intense, less severe, or less active -- perhaps going away entirely