Definition of subsiding Subsiding

/sʌbsajˈdɪŋ/ - [subsayding] -

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What does subsiding mean?

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subsiding - a gradual sinking to a lower level
		settling, subsidence
		sinking a slow fall or decline (as for lack of strength); "after several hours of sinking an unexpected rally rescued the market"; "he could not control the sinking of his legs"

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subsiding
The sudden sinking or gradual downward settling of the Earth's surface with little or no horizontal motion. The movement is not restricted in rate, magnitude, or area involved. Subsidence may be caused by natural geologic processes, such as solution, thawing, compaction, slow crustal warping, or withdrawal of fluid lava from beneath a solid crust; or by man's activity, such as subsurface mining or the pumping of oil or ground water.