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Adjective subsiding has 1 sense
- abating, subsiding - decreasing in amount or intensity
Antonym: increasing (indirect, via decreasing)
Noun subsiding has 1 sense
- settling, subsiding, subsidence - a gradual sinking to a lower level
--1 is a kind of sinking
Verb subside has 4 senses
- subside, lessen - wear off or die down; "The pain subsided"
--1 is one way to weaken
Sample sentence:
The water subsides
- subside - sink to a lower level or form a depression; "the valleys subside"
--2 is one way to dip, sink
Sample sentence:
Something ----s
- subside, settle - sink down or precipitate; "the mud subsides when the waters become calm"
--3 is one way to sink, settle, go down, go under
Sample sentence:
Something ----s
- sink, subside - descend into or as if into some soft substance or place; "He sank into bed"; "She subsided into the chair"
--4 is one way to descend, fall, go down, come down
Sample sentences:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s something PP
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