Related Clues:

• Pulls back, as water
• Falls away
• Weakens, as support
• Draws away from shore
• Flows back, as a tide
• Softens up
• Falls back, as a tide
• Loses strength
• Starts to drop
• Recedes, as the tide
• Fades or declines
• Simmers down
• Rolls out
• Backs off
• Loses intensity