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Settling

/ˈsɛtl̩ɪŋ/

To conclude or resolve (something):

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📖 Definitions of "Settling"

verb

1
To conclude or resolve (something):
2
To place or arrange in(to) a desired (especially: calm) state, or make final disposition of (something).
"to settle her estate"
3
To become calm, quiet, or orderly; to stop being agitated.
"the weather settled; wait until the crowd settles before speaking"
4
To establish or become established in a steady position:

noun

1
The act of one who, or that which, settles; the act of establishing oneself, of colonizing, subsiding, adjusting, etc.
2
The reckoning or settlement of accounts.
3
(usually in the plural) Dregs; sediment.

🔄 Synonyms of "Settling"

2 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
subsidingnoun	The act by which something subsides.
subsidencenoun	The process of becoming less active or severe.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Settling"

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Word	Definition
subsidingnoun	The act by which something subsides.
subsidencenoun	The process of becoming less active or severe.
rehousingnoun	The movement of a person or thing to a new residence or place of storage.
settlementnoun	A community of people living together, such as a hamlet, village, town, or city; a populated place.
resettlementnoun	The transportation of a group of people to a new settlement.
settlernoun	Someone who settles in a new location, especially one who takes up residence in a previously uninhabited place; a colonist.
clearingnoun	The act or process of making or becoming clear.
handlingnoun	A touching, controlling, managing, using, taking care of, etc., with the hand or hands, or as with the hands.
endingnoun	A termination or conclusion.
fixingverb	(Southern US, slang, with infinitive) Going; preparing; ready. Only used in fixing to.
movingnoun	(not comparable) That moves or move.
fixationnoun	A state of mind involving obsession with a particular person, idea, or thing.
placementnoun	The act of matching a person with a job
by-lawnoun	Alternative spelling of bylaw. [A local custom or law of a settlement or district.]
adjustingnoun	Adjustment.
adjustmentnoun	The action of adjusting something
workaroundnoun	(computing) A procedure or a temporary fix that bypasses a problem and allows a user to continue working until a better solution can be provided.
depositional	Of, pertaining to, or in the nature of a deposit or a deposition.
addressverb	(transitive, reflexive) To prepare oneself; to apply one's skill or energies (to some object); to betake.
installationnoun	An act of installing.