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subsiding
sub·side S0851200 (səb-sīd′)intr.v. sub·sid·ed, sub·sid·ing, sub·sides 1. a. To become less intense, active, or severe; abate.b. To become smaller or less prominent, as swelling. See Synonyms at decrease.2. To move or sink to a lower or normal level: The earth subsided as the aquifer drained away.3. To sink to the bottom, as a sediment.4. To sit down slowly; settle down: "She looked swiftly around, and once she saw her husband, subsided primly onto the edge of a chair" (Jane Stevenson).
[Latin subsīdere : sub-, sub- + sīdere, to settle; see sed- in Indo-European roots.]
sub·si′dence (səb-sīd′ns, sŭb′sĭ-dns) n.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | subsiding - a gradual sinking to a lower levelsettling, subsidencesinking - a descent as through liquid (especially through water); "they still talk about the sinking of the Titanic" |
subsiding
Related to subsiding: pervades, perpetuatesSynonyms for subsidingnoun a gradual sinking to a lower levelSynonymsRelated Words |