settling
sett·ling
settling · settlings
спад, убыль, успокоение
Nachlassen, Senkung, Abklingen
The act of one who, or that which, settlesThe act of one who, or that which, settles; the act of establishing oneself, of colonizing, subsiding, adjusting, etc.
/ˈsɛtl̩ɪŋ/
Meaning
3 senses(countable, uncountable)The act of one who, or that which, settles; the act of establishing oneself, of colonizing, subsiding, adjusting, etc.
(countable, uncountable)The reckoning or settlement of accounts; the paying out of gambling winnings.
(countable, usually plural, uncountable)Dregs; sediment.
More definitions
- a gradual sinking to a lower level
Translations
2 languagesForms
plural: settlingsSynonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- a gradual sinking to a lower level:subsidingsubsidence
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedsettle
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable