dying out
phrasal verbUK /ˈdaɪɪŋ aʊt/
US /ˈdaɪɪŋ aʊt/
Slowly disappearing until there are none left.
The old language is dying out because fewer people speak it.
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2. Becoming weaker and then stopping completely, like a sound or a fire.
The music was dying out as the band finished playing.
3. Losing popularity or being used less and less over time.
Paper letters are dying out now that everyone sends emails.
4. No longer being passed on to new generations.
That family tradition is slowly dying out.