Settling
['setlɪŋ] or ['sɛtlɪŋ]
Definition
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Settle
(n.) The act of one who, or that which, settles; the act of establishing one's self, of colonizing, subsiding, adjusting, etc.
(n.) That which settles at the bottom of a liquid; lees; dregs; sediment.
Typed by Bartholdi
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. [1]. Planting, colonizing.[2]. Subsidence.
Checked by Laurie
Examples
- The shadows were deepening, darkness was settling in. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- That will be the best way of settling them. Plato. The Republic.
- There was no such settling down behind a final frontier on the part of the Chinese as we see in the case of the Romans at the Rhine and Danube. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Mrs Lammle, settling into her defiant manner, pushed her plate away, looked at her husband, and laughed; but by no means gaily. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- It was like strange moths, very soft and silent, settling on her from the darkness of her soul. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- It does seem a very preposterous way of settling a dispute. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
- You'll make money of your good looks, and of the money Mrs Boffin and me will have the pleasure of settling upon you, and you'll live and die rich. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- When he found himself in danger of settling into even a good one, he made a point of interrupting it. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- Yes, regarding my respected father,' assented Eugene, settling himself in his arm-chair. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- One of the difficulties in silo construction is to avoid spreading of the building, which sometimes occurs through lateral pressure of the contents when settling. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- I should have shut the door in his face if he had, said Jo, settling herself on the floor at her mother's feet. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- His hands were raised, and he seemed to be settling his necktie. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- Hence the amount of difference is one very important criterion in settling whether two forms should be ranked as species or varieties. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
- Upon which Mrs. Pocket laughed and said, Thank you, Flopson, and settling herself in one chair only, resumed her book. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- Ah, then, we'll step over afterwards, said the Colonel, coolly settling down to his breakfast again. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
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