The ordinary noises outside had diminished, for a moment almost ceased.

But as the citizens' noises diminished, a voice rose above them.

The noise and rain diminished, but the water kept rising.

Only the noise from our uproarious fellow diners diminished the experience.

Its noise diminished toward the highway cut in which the truck had exploded.

They listened, then heard the noise diminish as the riders were forced to move slowly through the woods.

The noises of the drive did not diminish, though they changed from time to time.

The noise grew louder, reached a climax and diminished again.

Often, it is first noticed some seconds after the direct noise of the passing aircraft has diminished.

All round was the sound of the giant cataract, but the noise had diminished.