While I was working my way slowly toward a point of land the wind subsided, as did the waves.

"The wind has subsided," the rabbi said at one point.

The smell of woods and earth came to her as the wind subsided, cut off by the land.

The wind subsided here, and the heat returned; but grateful for the rest, he decided to follow it on down.

Finally, when I went out the front door, the winds had subsided.

The wind subsided, and the rain came straight down, even heavier than before.

The winds had subsided somewhat, and it was as if there were a singing in the air.

The wind subsided just as he came to the end of the ridge.

The wind subsided for a moment and the shopping bag woman was visible again.

In the darkness that morning brought, she thought the wind had subsided a little though the seas were still enormous.