amainar
Meanings
Verb
1. to abate, to die down, to subside, to let up, to ease off (intransitive)
2. to shorten, to take in (nautical, transitive)
Examples15
Está amainando.
It's abating.
El viento ha amainado.
The wind has abated.
En cuanto llegamos al puerto, el viento amainó.
When we arrived at the port, the wind subsided.
Parece que la tormenta ha amainado.
It appears the storm has calmed down.
La tormenta ha amainado.
The storm has died down.
La tormenta no amainó por varias horas.
The storm didn't abate for several hours.