His anger, he says, gradually abated in the early 70's; his sense of humor recovered, too.

The background noise gradually abated, and he cleared his throat.

The wind was gradually abating and the snow falling more softly now, big fat flakes that spun and fluttered to earth like ash.

After passing through the clearing made around the village, the force of the wind gradually abated, and in a few minutes died away entirely.

The onslaught continued, but the intensity gradually abated.

The abnormal conditions gradually abated towards the end of the month.

But as the second run began, the snow gradually abated.

The mayhem abates gradually as a man surges about the stage with one foot in a gourd bowl.

The unfavorable conditions gradually abated, which allowed convection to increase over a broad, developing circulation center.

As my patient's depression gradually abated with treatment, his dreams evolved in their emotional breadth and complexity.