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Meanings of subsiding in English

Portuguese
subsidência

The sudden sinking or gradual downward settling of the Earth's surface with little or no horizontal motion.

subsidência
Usage of subsiding in English
1
Still, there are tentative signs that the political crisis might be subsiding.
Reuters
2
We do possess one thing in our favor-thespring floods are subsiding.
The Time Traders
3
The slowdown in Asia comes at a time of subsiding price pressures.
Reuters
4
I looked down at myself and saw a certain lump was subsiding.
Bag of Bones
5
The report showed subsiding inflation pressures, which should help to support spending.
The Irish Times
6
The receptivity of the IPO market will hinge on such volatility subsiding.
Reuters
7
She gazed at him, the storm in her breast subsiding a little.
The Mating of Lydia
8
But after Christmas was over, there was no actual subsiding of Excitement.
The Heart of Arethusa
9
His pain and nausea were subsiding but his thinking was still milky.
Secret of the seventh son
10
The swell is subsiding but not so quickly as I had expected.
Scott's Last Expedition, Volume I / Being the journals of Captai...
11
Tears ran down Annabella's cheeks, her fight subsiding into steady, drawn-out tremors.
Shadow fall
12
She fumbled her light downward, but it illuminated only the subsiding waters.
Shade's children
13
The summons, for that was surely what it was, was already subsiding.
Complete Books of Blood
14
Boulanger and Lefebvre, presently subsiding into a scuffle on the stairs outside.
The King in Yellow
15
I lit a cigarette, unpleasantly aware of the sofa subsiding beneath me.
Evil and the Mask
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In part, that is because the flu's intensity appears to be subsiding.
Reuters
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Translations for subsiding
Portuguese
subsidência
Subsiding through the time
Subsiding across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common