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Subsiding

noun/sʌbsˈaɪdɪŋ/
Definition
a gradual sinking to a lower level
wear off or die down
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/sʌbsˈaɪdɪŋ/
🇬🇧British English
/sʌbsˈaɪdɪŋ/
🇮🇳Indian English
/sʌbsˈaɪdɪŋ/
3 syllables Say it as /sʌbsˈaɪdɪŋ/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
sinksettlingsettlelessensubsidesubsidence
Parts of Speech
nouna gradual sinking to a lower level
verbwear off or die down
“The pain subsided”
verbsink to a lower level or form a depression
“the valleys subside”
verbsink down or precipitate
“the mud subsides when the waters become calm”
verbdescend into or as if into some soft substance or place
“He sank into bed”
Word Forms
settleverbsink down or precipitate
subsideverbsink to a lower level or form a depression
subsidencenounan abatement in intensity or degree (as in the manifestations of a disease)
subsidingnouna gradual sinking to a lower level
settlingsnounsediment that has settled at the bottom of a liquid
settlingnouna gradual sinking to a lower level
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
nachlassend
ein allmähliches Absinken auf ein niedrigeres Niveau
🇫🇷French
s'affaissant
une descente progressive vers un niveau inférieur
🇪🇸Spanish
disminuyendo
un hundimiento gradual a un nivel más bajo
🇮🇹Italian
placarsi
un graduale sprofondamento ad un livello inferiore
🇳🇱Dutch
verzakken
een geleidelijke daling naar een lager niveau
🇵🇹Portuguese
diminuindo
um afundamento gradual para um nível mais baixo
🇷🇺Russian
утихающий
постепенное опускание на более низкий уровень
India
🇮🇳Hindi
कम हो रहा है
धीरे-धीरे निचले स्तर पर गिरना
🇧🇩Bengali
সাবসিডিং
একটি নিম্ন স্তরে ধীরে ধীরে ডুবে যাওয়া
🇮🇳Tamil
குறைகிறது
ஒரு படிப்படியாக கீழ் நிலைக்கு மூழ்கும்
🇮🇳Telugu
తగ్గుతోంది
క్రమంగా దిగువ స్థాయికి పడిపోతుంది
🇮🇳Gujarati
સબસિડિંગ
નીચા સ્તરે ધીમે ધીમે ડૂબી જવું
🇮🇳Kannada
ಕಡಿಮೆಯಾಗುತ್ತಿದೆ
ಕ್ರಮೇಣ ಕೆಳಮಟ್ಟಕ್ಕೆ ಮುಳುಗುವುದು
🇮🇳Malayalam
കുറയുന്നു
ക്രമേണ താഴ്ന്ന നിലയിലേക്ക് മുങ്ങുന്നു
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਸਬਸਿਡਿੰਗ
ਇੱਕ ਹੌਲੀ-ਹੌਲੀ ਇੱਕ ਹੇਠਲੇ ਪੱਧਰ ਤੱਕ ਡੁੱਬਣਾ
🇵🇰Urdu
سبسڈنگ
دھیرے دھیرے نچلی سطح پر ڈوبنا
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
下沉
逐渐下沉到较低的水平
🇯🇵Japanese
沈静化する
徐々に低いレベルに沈んでいく
🇰🇷Korean
가라앉는
점차 낮은 수준으로 하락
🇻🇳Vietnamese
lún xuống
sự chìm dần xuống mức thấp hơn
🇹🇭Thai
ลดลง
ค่อยๆ จมลงสู่ระดับที่ต่ำกว่า
🇮🇩Indonesian
mereda
penurunan bertahap ke tingkat yang lebih rendah
🇵🇭Filipino
pagbabawas
isang unti-unting paglubog sa mas mababang antas
🇲🇾Malay
reda
tenggelam secara beransur-ansur ke tahap yang lebih rendah
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
انحسار
الانحدار التدريجي إلى مستوى أدنى
🇮🇷Persian
فروکش می کند
فرو رفتن تدریجی به سطح پایین تر
🇹🇷Turkish
azalıyor
kademeli olarak daha düşük bir seviyeye inme
🇮🇱Hebrew
שוכך
שקיעה הדרגתית לרמה נמוכה יותר
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'subsiding'?
The primary meaning of 'subsiding' is 'a gradual sinking to a lower level'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'subsiding' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'subsiding' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'subsiding' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'subsiding' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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