Antonyms for subsiding

Grammar : Verb

Spell : suhb-sahyd

Phonetic Transcription : səbˈsaɪd

Definition of subsiding

Origin : 1680s, "to sink to the bottom," from Latin subsidere "settle, sink, sit down or remain," from sub "down" (see sub-) + sidere "to settle," related to sedere (see sedentary). Meaning "to sink to a lower level, be reduced" is from 1706. Related: Subsided; subsiding.

verb die down; decrease

Example sentences :

"I wanted only to know where I am," Tolto replied, subsiding meekly.
Extract from : « The Martian Cabal » by Roman Frederick Starzl

She and d'Alcacer up there seemed to dominate the tumult which was now subsiding.
Extract from : « The Rescue » by Joseph Conrad

In the roll of thunder, swelling and subsiding, he whispered in his ear a sarcastic: "Of course!"
Extract from : « Victory » by Joseph Conrad

These subsiding, she viewed the matter from its business aspect.
Extract from : « The Paliser case » by Edgar Saltus

Save for subsiding bubbles, and the bogus water, there was nothing there.
Extract from : « The Paliser case » by Edgar Saltus

I said, I thought the heat a little, and but a little, subsiding.
Extract from : « Memoirs of the Court of George IV. 1820-1830 (Vol 1) » by Duke of Buckingham and Chandos

This, with a glance at Dominick heaving in the subsiding storm of his mirth.
Extract from : « The Plum Tree » by David Graham Phillips

The sense of disorientation set up by the tractors was subsiding.
Extract from : « Alarm Clock » by Everett B. Cole

The war had periods of flare-up and periods in which it seemed to be subsiding.
Extract from : « Watch the Sky » by James H. Schmitz

The pan was subsiding from the incline of a sea to the level of the trough.
Extract from : « Harbor Tales Down North » by Norman Duncan

Synonyms for subsiding

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