The Only Use of
subside
in
The Cask of Amontillado
- When at last the clanking subsided, I resumed the trowel, and finished without interruption the fifth, the sixth, and the seventh tier.
subsided = stopped or became less severe
Definitions:
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(1)
(subside as in: her anger subsided) become less intense, less severe, or less active -- perhaps going away entirely
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(2)
(subside as in: the ground subsided) sink or settle to a lower level