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Vocabulary
Fire lessens/diminishes/weakens...
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The fire had [lessened/weakened/diminished/dwindled/waned/become weaker] by the time they arrived.
Are any of the alternatives wrong? Any better suggestions?
Thanks!
The fire had [lessened/weakened/diminished/dwindled/waned/become weaker] by the time they arrived.
Are any of the alternatives wrong? Any better suggestions?
Thanks!
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The fire had subsided/abated by the time they arrived.
- The fire had subsided/abated by the time they arrived.
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These verbs are typically used with different kinds of fires (real or figurative) or fire situations, for example:
The signal fire had lessened in strength by the time we had come around the bend.
The fire that had burned within him when we were in college had weakened after fours years of working a nine to five job.
The campfire glow had diminished in intensity and we c
The signal fire had lessened in strength by the time we had come around the bend.
The fire that had burned within him when we were in college had weakened after fours years of working a nine to five job.
The campfire glow had diminished in intensity and we c
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