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SUBSIDING

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A gradual sinking to a lower level

Synonyms:

settling; subsidence; subsiding

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

Hypernyms ("subsiding" is a kind of...):

sinking (a descent as through liquid (especially through water))

Derivation:

subside (sink to a lower level or form a depression)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

-ing form of the verb subside

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