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sub·side / səbˈsīd/ • v. [intr.] 1. become less intense, violent, or severe: I'll wait a few minutes until the storm subsides. ∎  lapse into silence or inactivity: Fred opened his mouth to protest again, then subsided.2. (of water) go down to a lower or the normal level: the floods subside almost as quickly as they arise. ∎  (of the ground) cave in; sink: the island is subsiding. ∎  (of a swelling) reduce until gone: it took seven days for the swelling to subside completely.

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