And then, slowly, Burgoyne became aware that the noise was abating.

The noise had never abated, but now I heard it for the first time.

The hotel manager insisted that the noise would abate after midnight, but it didn't.

The noise of the storm had not abated a jot.

After a while the noise abated and the quiet of the summer evening returned.

The fearful noise abated in its intensity, trailed away and was gone.

It took several minutes more before the noise abated enough for anyone to be heard.

As the plane moved away the noise abated a little.

Even at night it did not stop; the noise abated only gradually as the hours of darkness passed.

There were curved partitions in place here, and the noise abated a little.