What does subsiding mean?
Subsiding means present participle and gerund of subside.
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Pronunciation varies by accent · verb
present participle and gerund of subside.
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.
Use subsiding when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Subsiding means present participle and gerund of subside.
Common synonyms include abating, decreasing, subsidence, settling.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
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.
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