settling
se tuh ling
- n a gradual sinking to a lower level
- v settle into a position, usually on a surface or ground
- v bring to an end; settle conclusively
- v settle conclusively; come to terms
- v take up residence and become established
- v come to terms
- v go under, "The raft sank and its occupants drowned"
- v become settled or established and stable in one's residence or life style
- v become resolved, fixed, established, or quiet
it is settling to rain - v establish or develop as a residence
- v come to rest
- v arrange or fix in the desired order
- v accept despite lack of complete satisfaction
- v end a legal dispute by arriving at a settlement
- v dispose of; make a financial settlement
- v become clear by the sinking of particles
- v cause to become clear by forming a sediment (of liquids)
- v sink down or precipitate
- v fix firmly
- v get one's revenge for a wrong or an injury
- v make final; put the last touches on; put into final form
- v form a community
- v come as if by falling
- As with any all-star team, we sought a broad range of gifts rather than settling on 10 great pitchers or middle linebackers.
- But for all the sharp words Huckabee has for his fellow Republicans, score-settling is not the major thrust of the book, Huckabee's sixth.
- At the time, the Israeli government had no intention of settling seized Arab land and sheepishly described the settlements as military bases.