For awhile the confusion will subside.
They let him speak, though the confusion did not subside.
The panic and confusion subsided at once.
But, over time, the confusion slowly subsided.
And gradually my confusion subsided, as if smoke were rising and moving away on a current of fresh air.
As Gina's confusion subsided, she reminded herself that she never had gotten up.
The dwarf's anger and confusion subsided some- what.
After the initial confusion had subsided, the population did not tamely submit to the dishonour brought upon Rome.
Once people become accustomed to the new name, the confusion at the committee's switchboard should subside.
His fear and confusion had not yet subsided, nor had any solutions to the imminent problem presented themselves.