settling, subsiding, subsidence
(noun) a gradual sinking to a lower level
Source: WordNet® 3.1
subsiding
present participle of subside
subsiding (plural subsidings)
The act by which something subsides.
Source: Wiktionary
Sub*side", v. i. [imp. & p. p. Subsided; p. pr. & vb. n. Subsiding.] Etym: [L. subsidere; sub under, below + sidere to sit down, to settle; akin to sedere to sit, E. sit. See Sit.]
1. To sink or fall to the bottom; to settle, as lees.
2. To tend downward; to become lower; to descend; to sink. "Heaven's subsiding hill." Dryden.
3. To fall into a state of quiet; to cease to rage; to be calmed; to settle down; to become tranquil; to abate; as, the sea subsides; the tumults of war will subside; the fever has subsided. "In cases of danger, pride and envy naturally subside." C. Middleton.
Syn.
– See Abate.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 June 2025
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