B13

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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