When the wind begins to decrease, you say it’s ________.
| CALMING DOWN | 171 |
| DYING DOWN | 144 |
| LETTING UP | 89 |
| GOING DOWN | 75 |
| QUIETING DOWN | 46 |
| GETTING CALM | 38 |
| LAYING | 38 |
| CALMING | 35 |
| SLOWING DOWN | 30 |
| NR | 22 |
| CALM | 19 |
| SUBSIDING | 18 |
| CEASING | 17 |
| CLEARING UP | 15 |
| FALLING | 15 |
| DYING OUT | 14 |
| SLACKING OFF | 13 |
| CLEARING | 11 |
| GETTING CALMER | 10 |
| LESSENING | 10 |
| LULLING | 10 |
| SETTLING | 10 |
| DIMINISHING | 9 |
| MODERATING | 9 |
| SETTLING DOWN | 9 |
| DECREASING | 8 |
| GETTING STILL | 8 |
| SLACKENING | 8 |
| BEGINNING TO LAY | 7 |
| DYING | 7 |
| TAPERING OFF | 7 |
| EASING OFF | 6 |
| LAID | 6 |
| ABATING | 5 |
| EASING UP | 5 |
| GETTING QUIET | 5 |
| QUIETING | 5 |
| SLACKING | 5 |
| A-LAYING | 4 |
| CALMER | 4 |
| CALMING OFF | 4 |
| DROPPING | 4 |
| FALLING OFF | 4 |
| LYING | 4 |
| LYING DOWN | 4 |
| NOT SO WINDY | 4 |
| STOPPED BLOWING | 4 |
| BECOMING CALM | 3 |
| CLEARING OFF | 3 |
| DYING OFF | 3 |
| GETTING DOWN | 3 |
| LESS WINDY | 3 |
| LULL | 3 |
| MILD | 3 |
| SLACKING UP | 3 |
| SLOWING UP | 3 |
| STILL | 3 |
| BECOMING CALMER | 2 |
| CALMED DOWN | 2 |
| DYING AWAY | 2 |
| GETTING MILD | 2 |
| GETTING MILDER | 2 |
| GOING AWAY | 2 |
| LEVELING OFF | 2 |
| LULLING DOWN | 2 |
| PASSING | 2 |
| QUIET | 2 |
| QUIETENING DOWN | 2 |
| QUIT BLOWING | 2 |
| SLACKENING OFF | 2 |
| SLACKING DOWN | 2 |
| SLOWIN’ UP | 2 |
| STARTING TO LAY | 2 |
| STOPPED | 2 |
| STOPPING | 2 |
| ABOUT OVER | 1 |
| ABOUT TO QUIT | 1 |
| A-LYIN’ | 1 |
| BECOMING A GENTLE WIND | 1 |
| BECOMING MORE CALM | 1 |
| BECOMING NICER | 1 |
| BEGINNING TO CEASE | 1 |
| BEGINNING TO DECREASE | 1 |
| BEGINNING TO GET CALM | 1 |
| BEGINNING TO QUIET DOWN | 1 |
| BEGINNING TO SETTLE DOWN | 1 |
| BLOWING EASIER | 1 |
| BLOWING EASY | 1 |
| BLOWING OFF | 1 |
| BLOWING OUT | 1 |
| BLOWN OVER | 1 |
| BREAKING | 1 |
| BREAKING OFF | 1 |
| BREEZY | 1 |
| CALMING OUT | 1 |
| CALMING UP | 1 |
| CHANGE OF CLIMATE | 1 |
| CHANGING OFF | 1 |
| CLEARING AWAY | 1 |
| COME DOWN | 1 |
| COMING DOWN | 1 |
| DANGER IS OVER | 1 |
| DIED DOWN | 1 |
| DRIFTING AWAY | 1 |
| DROPPING OFF | 1 |
| DROPPING OUT | 1 |
| EBBING | 1 |
| EBBING OFF | 1 |
| FADING AWAY | 1 |
| FAIR WEATHER | 1 |
| FAIRING AWAY | 1 |
| FAIRING OFF | 1 |
| FAIRING UP | 1 |
| FALLING DOWN | 1 |
| FIXING TO BREAK OFF | 1 |
| GETTING A LULL | 1 |
| GETTING BETTER | 1 |
| GETTING CALM AGAIN | 1 |
| GETTING LESS WINDY | 1 |
| GETTING LOW | 1 |
| GETTING LOWER | 1 |
| GETTING NICER | 1 |
| GETTING QUIETER | 1 |
| GETTING SETTLED | 1 |
| GETTING STILL OUT | 1 |
| GETTING WINDY | 1 |
| GOING AROUND | 1 |
| GOING IN THE LULL | 1 |
| GOING TO CEASE | 1 |
| GOING TO CHANGE | 1 |
| GOING TO CLEAR | 1 |
| GOING TO MODERATE | 1 |
| GOING TO STOP BLOWING | 1 |
| GONE | 1 |
| GONE DOWN | 1 |
| GONNA BE MILD | 1 |
| GONNA GET COLD | 1 |
| GONNA LAY | 1 |
| HOLDING UP | 1 |
| LAYING DOWN | 1 |
| LAYING DOWN WITH THE SUN | 1 |
| LAYING ITSELF | 1 |
| LETTING DOWN | 1 |
| LETTING GO | 1 |
| LETTING UP A BIT | 1 |
| LETTING UP A LITTLE | 1 |
| LIGHTENING UP | 1 |
| LOOKS AS THOUGH IT’S GOING TO GET CALMER | 1 |
| LOW | 1 |
| LOWER | 1 |
| LOWING | 1 |
| LULL IN THE WEATHER | 1 |
| LULLED | 1 |
| LULLING AWAY | 1 |
| MILDING DOWN | 1 |
| MODIFYING | 1 |
| NOT AS WINDY | 1 |
| NOT AS WINDY AS IT WAS | 1 |
| NOT BLOWING AS HARD NOW | 1 |
| NOT QUITE AS WINDY | 1 |
| NOT SO STRONG | 1 |
| NOT SO WINDY AS IT WAS | 1 |
| ON THE WANE | 1 |
| PASSING OVER | 1 |
| PICKING UP | 1 |
| PROMISING GOOD WEATHER | 1 |
| QUIET NOW | 1 |
| QUIETED | 1 |
| QUIETED DOWN | 1 |
| QUIETENING | 1 |
| QUIT | 1 |
| QUITS | 1 |
| QUITTING | 1 |
| SCATTERING | 1 |
| SETTLE WEATHER | 1 |
| SETTLED | 1 |
| SETTLED DOWN | 1 |
| SHIFTING | 1 |
| SHOWING OFF | 1 |
| SILENCING | 1 |
| SLACKENING DOWN | 1 |
| SLACKENS UP | 1 |
| SLOWED DOWN | 1 |
| STARTING TO SETTLE DOWN | 1 |
| STILL OUT | 1 |
| STORM IS GOING BY | 1 |
| STORM IS LEAVING | 1 |
| STORM WAS BLOWING OVER | 1 |
| STORM’S OVER | 1 |
| STOWING DOWN | 1 |
| STUFFY | 1 |
| SUBSIDES | 1 |
| TAILING OFF | 1 |
| TAMING DOWN | 1 |
| THERE’S A LULL | 1 |
| WANING | 1 |
| WEAKENING | 1 |
| WEATHER’S GOING TO CHANGE TO THE BETTER | 1 |
| WILL RAIN SOME MORE | 1 |
| WIND HAS QUIT BLOWING | 1 |
| WIND’S BEGIN TO LAY | 1 |
| WIND’S STOPPED | 1 |
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