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он стихает

is dying down, is subsiding, is growing quiet

sʲ tʲ ɪ x a j ɪ t → стихать
verb · 3rd-person singular, present tense Rare #40,095
is dying down, is subsiding, is growing quiet
RU: К вечеру ветер стихает.
EN: By evening, the wind is dying down.

Он стихает.

It is dying down.

Всё стихает.

Everything grows quiet.

Стихает.

It's quieting down.

— Оппенгеймер (2023)

По-моему, ветер стихает.

I think the wind is dying down.

Дождь стихает.

The rain is subsiding.

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стирает sʲ tʲ ɪ r a j ɪ t