As she spoke, the rain abated and the swamp's water level dropped.

The rain had at last abated, and they were ready to resume their journey.

Most likely, nothing would be known until the rain abated the next morning.

Once the rains abate and the land dries, they'll return.

By the time I finished, the rain had abated.

The rain had abated, but floods of water still covered the ground.

The rain had abated until only a drop or two was coming in.

Even as the rains abated, the cliffs were too wet for safety.

Very little air activity took place until 10 October when the rain abated.

His own tracks remained; the rain had abated, leaving them in place.