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subsiding

UK
/səbˈsaɪdɪŋ/
US
/səbˈsaɪdɪŋ/

Translations

subsidinggerund / present participle
UK
/səbˈsaɪdɪŋ/
US
/səbˈsaɪdɪŋ/
Used attributively to describe something that is decreasing in intensity or sinking.
en décrueSurtout pour des eaux ou un niveau qui baisse progressivement.
The subsiding waters finally revealed the submerged roadway.
Les eaux en décrue ont enfin révélé la route submergée.
Additional translations
qui s’apaisePour une tempête, une douleur, un bruit ou une intensité qui diminue.
Synonyms
easing
abating
waning
diminishing
receding
lessening
calming
settling
slackening
dying down
subsidingnoun
The subsiding of the storm brought relief to the coastal town.
La diminution de la tempête a soulagé la ville côtière.
The subsiding of the storm brought relief to the coastal town.
L'affaiblissement de la tempête a soulagé la ville côtière.
affaissementEn géologie, pour un terrain qui s’abaisse progressivement.
The subsiding of the ground caused cracks to appear in the building's foundation.
L'affaissement du sol a provoqué l'apparition de fissures dans les fondations du bâtiment.
Additional translations
subsidenceTerme technique en géologie.
Synonyms
subsidence
abatement
easing
letting up
letup
lull
remission
reduction
decline
decrease
diminution
dwindling
settling
sinking
waning
slackening
deterioration
subsideverb

subsiding

Gerund

subsided
Past Simple
subsided
Past Participle
subsiding
Gerund
UK
/səbˈsaɪd/
US
/səbˈsaɪd/
The wind began to subside after midnight.
Le vent a commencé à s'atténuer après minuit.
se calmer
The excitement in the room began to subside.
L'excitation dans la pièce a commencé à se calmer.
se retirerS'emploie notamment pour l'eau, une crue ou une marée qui baisse.
The floodwaters started to subside after the rain stopped.
Les eaux de crue ont commencé à se retirer après l'arrêt de la pluie.
Additional translations
baisserPlus neutre; peut s'employer pour un niveau, une douleur ou une intensité qui diminue.
Synonyms
diminish
decrease
lessen
abate
wane
recede
moderate
calm
settle
drop
Antonyms
intensify
increase
rise

Definitions

subsidinggerund / present participle
Decreasing in intensity, volume, or extent; settling downward.
The subsiding waters finally revealed the submerged roadway.
subsidingnoun
The process of becoming less intense, violent, or severe.
The subsiding of the storm brought relief to the coastal town.
The gradual sinking or settling of an area of land.
The subsiding of the ground caused cracks to appear in the building's foundation.
subsideverb
To become less intense, violent, or severe.
After the storm, the winds began to subside, and the skies cleared.
To sink to a lower or normal level.
The floodwaters started to subside after the rain stopped.
To settle down or become less active.
The excitement in the room began to subside once the presentation was over.
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