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wind something down to slow something down; to make something less hectic. Let's wind this party down and try to get people to go home. It's really late. We tried to wind down the party, but it kept running. See also: wind wind down to start running or operating slower. Things will begin to wind down at the end of the summer. As things wind down, life will be a lot easier. The clock wound down and finally stopped. See also: wind wind down (something) to end or cause something to end gradually The storm finally began to wind down after four hours of heavy rain. We wound down our affairs in Europe and left for home. See also: wind How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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They heard the door pushed open, the howl of wind down the passage, and the beating of rain upon the stone flags. But a wind down the side streets cut like a knife, didn't it? As the girls grew warm and accustomed to the exercise they laughed, jested, screamed recklessly when they came into collision, and sailed before the wind down the whole length of the pond at perilous speed. |
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