settling in English
- settling⇄expr. settlings, things in a liquid which settle to the bottom; sediment; dregs.
Ex. Yet 'tis but the lees and settlings of a melancholy blood (Milton). - settling⇄settling, noun.
1a. the act of a thing that settles; sinking down.
Ex. As the new house begins to age, its parts begin to shrink, stretch, bend, shift, and crack. This natural process is called ""settling"" (New York Times).
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