ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Subsiding

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech verb

Quick meaning: Subsiding is a verb meaning present participle and gerund of subside.

Meaning

present participle and gerund of subside.

More Meanings

  1. The act by which something subsides.

Example Sentences

With such violent subterranean forces in operation, even at the present day, it is easy to apprehend how numerous must have been the uprisings and subsidings of the solid matter of the earth in this region during bye-gone ages.

Word Forms

Synonyms for subsiding

Depending on context, synonyms include abating, decreasing, subsidence, settling.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include abating, settling, decreasing, declining, lowering, diminishing.

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