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subsiding

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sub·side  (sb-sd)
intr.v. sub·sid·ed, sub·sid·ing, sub·sides
1. To sink to a lower or normal level.
2. To sink or settle down, as into a sofa.
3. To sink to the bottom, as a sediment.
4. To become less agitated or active; abate. See Synonyms at decrease.
[Latin subsdere : sub-, sub- + sdere, to settle; see sed- in Indo-European roots.]
sub·sidence (sb-sdns, sbs-dns) n.
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Noun1.subsiding - a gradual sinking to a lower level
settling, subsidence
sinking - a descent as through liquid (especially through water); "they still talk about the sinking of the Titanic"


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The colonel, thinking it all over, made up his mind not to pursue the matter further, but then for his own satisfaction proceeded to cross-examine Vronsky about his interview; and it was a long while before he could restrain his laughter, as Vronsky described how the government clerk, after subsiding for a while, would suddenly flare up again, as he recalled the details, and how Vronsky, at the last half word of conciliation, skillfully maneuvered a retreat, shoving Petritsky out before him.
Anna Karenina by Tolstoy, Leo View in context
But what is best of all," he went on, his excitement subsiding under the delightful interest of his own story, "is that the sergeant in charge of the cannon which was to give the signal to fire the mines and blow up the bridge, this sergeant, seeing that the French troops were running onto the bridge, was about to fire, but Lannes stayed his hand.
War and Peace by Tolstoy, Leo View in context
My footsteps were the first to press the firm, unbroken sands;--nothing before had trampled them since last night's flowing tide had obliterated the deepest marks of yesterday, and left them fair and even, except where the subsiding water had left behind it the traces of dimpled pools and little running streams.
Agnes Grey by Bronte, Anne View in context
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