subsiding : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: subsiding	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for subsiding
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
subsiding n a gradual sinking to a lower level [syn: settling, subsiding, subsidence]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Subside \Subside"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Subsided}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Subsiding}.] [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. [bd]Heaven's subsiding* hill.[b8] --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. [bd]In cases of danger, pride and envy naturally subside.[b8] --C. Middleton. Syn: See {Abate}.