verb
- becoming less intense or widespread; decreasing
Usage: present participle of ‘abate’
Examples
- The storm is finally abating after three hours of heavy rain.
- Her fever was abating by morning.
- The noise from construction was abating as workers finished for the day.
- Public interest in the scandal is slowly abating.
- The pain in his knee was abating with rest and medication.
- Traffic congestion was abating as rush hour ended.