Meanings of abate somewhat in английском

You must abate somewhat from them if we are to pay them, answered the burgomaster rudely.

But there are one or two weak points about him, which abate somewhat the danger of his attack.

We came at length within bow-shot of the Hôtel de Lorraine, where M. Étienne was willing to abate somewhat his swagger.

All parties seemed willing to abate somewhat of their pretensions, in order to attain some stability; and Ormond interposed his authority for that purpose.

The rain-shower had now abated somewhat, or perhaps the leaves gentled it.

The gale had abated somewhat, but both ships were still hove to.

When the storm had abated somewhat they prepared for the plunge.

The storm was now abating somewhat, and Munro ordered the debarkation to commence.

Mother's screams abated somewhat when we were out of her presence.

When the excitement had abated somewhat, Collingwood arose again, and motioned for silence.

The storm had abated somewhat and the omnipresent dust had begun to settle.

I gobbled it as I drove, and my headache abated somewhat.

The inter-governmental row about our low corporate tax rate seems to have abated somewhat.

Tells about historic Polish anti-Semitism, which may be abating somewhat.

Then the temperatures plunged again and the threat abated somewhat.

I abated somewhat of my drawl to say, still airily: