subsiding - Glite Dictionary

Examples

Even in the midst of his struggles, Chalmers could hear the subsiding of the hiss in his spacesuit.

Fiction book (2001)
(RUMBLING SLOWLY SUBSIDING)

Pompeii (2014)
The subsiding of the ground led to the creation of several sinkholes in the area.
After the heavy rains, there was a noticeable subsiding of the soil in the fields.
Engineers are monitoring the subsiding of the foundation to prevent any structural damage.

Synonyms

descent

vssubsiding

89 3.7

A movement down from a higher place to a lower place or a slope that goes down

is about slow ground or surface lowering, not general movement

settling

vssubsiding

10 4.3

A slow sinking of things to a lower level, like a building foundation or dust on furniture

is the process of gradual downward movement mainly of ground or surfaces

sinking

vssubsiding

3 4.4

A slow fall in strength, value, or mood

is specifically the slow ground or surface movement, not abstract decline

subsidence

vssubsiding

Specialized

2 8.5

The sinking of land or a building into the ground

is focused on slow gradual sinking instead of sudden drops

descension

vssubsiding

1 8.0

A movement downward, for example a person or object going down

is the everyday gradual ground movement concept rather than formal wording

sinkage

vssubsiding

Specialized

7.4

How far things sink into ground or water

is the gradual process rather than a measured amount

lowering

vssubsiding

2.5

To move something to a lower position

is an unintentional natural downward process, not an active movement

Antonyms

rising

41 3.4

An upward movement to a higher position

How Deep

collapse

350 4.1

subsiding

Specialized

7.0

settling

10 4.3

sinking

3 4.4

Surface Forms

subsiding singular

subsidings plural

Morphology

subsiding = subside (transparent) = subside + ing

The noun is a straightforward nominalization of the verb 'subside' with '-ing', so its meaning as the process of sinking is directly derived.

Etymology

The word subsiding comes from the parts sub- 'under' and sidēre 'to sit'. Think of the ground or a riverbank 'sitting down' lower after an earthquake or heavy rain, which is why subsiding means the slow process of sinking or settling to a lower level.