die off verb 3/ˈdʌɪɒf/ noun 1forms 4 verb3 •To suffer a series of deaths; to die one by one; to progressively become extinct. (If a group of plants, animals, or people dies off, the entire group dies over a period of time.) •To become defunct or nonexistent.The student guitar club died off after a few years. •Of music, noise, etc., to reduce in volume until no longer audible. die-off /ˈdʌɪɒf/ noun1 •An incident or episode in which a particular species or organism dies off, especially in large numbers.A serious drought in 1785 and 1786 caused a die-off of cattle, which ruined many peasant families, especially in the south. — 2002 formsdied off · dying off · dies off · die-offs