grow+less
91wear thin — 1) become thin from use or the passing of time The silver dollar had begun to wear thin after it was in use for many years. 2) grow less or less interesting or believable His excuses have begun to wear thin after he keeps using the same ones over …
92die away — 1. Subside, grow less and less, decrease gradually. See die, 5. 2. Languish (with delight or tenderness), fall into an ecstasy, swoon …
93decrease — I. v. n. Diminish (gradually), lessen, wane, decline, ebb, subside, dwindle, contract, abate, grow less. II. v. a. Diminish, lessen, retrench, curtail, reduce, lower, make less. III. n. Diminution, lessening, decrement, reduction, wane or waning …
94decrease — vb Decrease, lessen, diminish, reduce, abate, dwindle denote to make or grow less, but they are not freely interchangeable. Decrease and lessen are often employed in place of any of the others. Decrease normally retains, even in the transitive,… …
95lower — I low•er [[t]ˈloʊ ər[/t]] v. t. 1) to cause to descend; let or put down: to lower a flag[/ex] 2) to make lower in height or level: to lower the water in a canal[/ex] 3) to reduce in amount, price, degree, or force 4) to make less loud or lower in …
96sub|side — «suhb SYD», intransitive verb, sid|ed, sid|ing. 1. to grow less; become less active; die down: »The waves subsided when the wind stopped. Her fever subsided after she took the medicine. Her anger now subsiding into grief (Frances Burney).… …
97peter out — {v.}, {informal} To fail or die down gradually; grow less; become exhausted. * /After the factory closed, the town pretty well petered out./ * /The mine once had a rich vein of silver, but it petered out./ * /But as he thought of her, his anger… …
98peter out — {v.}, {informal} To fail or die down gradually; grow less; become exhausted. * /After the factory closed, the town pretty well petered out./ * /The mine once had a rich vein of silver, but it petered out./ * /But as he thought of her, his anger… …
99Agreeably — A*gree a*bly, adv. 1. In an agreeably manner; in a manner to give pleasure; pleasingly. Agreeably entertained. Goldsmith. [1913 Webster] 2. In accordance; suitably; consistently; conformably; followed by to and rarely by with. See {Agreeable}, 4 …
100Attenuate — At*ten u*ate, v. i. To become thin, slender, or fine; to grow less; to lessen. [1913 Webster] The attention attenuates as its sphere contracts. Coleridge. [1913 Webster] …
