settling Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a gradual sinking to a lower level
    subsidence; subsiding.
  2. verb settle into a position, usually on a surface or ground
    settle; settle down.
    • dust settled on the roofs
  3. verb bring to an end; settle conclusively
    settle; resolve; decide; adjudicate.
    • The case was decided
    • The judge decided the case in favor of the plaintiff
    • The father adjudicated when the sons were quarreling over their inheritance
  4. verb settle conclusively; come to terms
    determine; settle; square off; square up.
    • We finally settled the argument
  5. verb take up residence and become established
    locate; settle.
    • The immigrants settled in the Midwest
  6. verb come to terms
    make up; patch up; settle; reconcile; conciliate.
    • After some discussion we finally made up
  7. verb go under, "The raft sank and its occupants drowned"
    go down; settle; sink; go under.
  8. verb become settled or established and stable in one's residence or life style
    settle; root; take root; steady down; settle down.
    • He finally settled down
  9. verb become resolved, fixed, established, or quiet
    settle.
    • The roar settled to a thunder
    • The wind settled in the West
    • it is settling to rain
    • A cough settled in her chest
    • Her mood settled into lethargy
  10. verb establish or develop as a residence
    settle.
    • He settled the farm 200 years ago
    • This land was settled by Germans
  11. verb come to rest
    settle.
  12. verb arrange or fix in the desired order
    settle.
    • She settled the teacart
  13. verb accept despite lack of complete satisfaction
    settle.
    • We settled for a lower price
  14. verb end a legal dispute by arriving at a settlement
    settle.
    • The two parties finally settled
  15. verb dispose of; make a financial settlement
    settle.
  16. verb become clear by the sinking of particles
    settle.
    • the liquid gradually settled
  17. verb cause to become clear by forming a sediment (of liquids)
    settle.
  18. verb sink down or precipitate
    settle; subside.
    • the mud subsides when the waters become calm
  19. verb fix firmly
    ensconce; settle.
    • He ensconced himself in the chair
  20. verb get one's revenge for a wrong or an injury
    get back; settle.
    • I finally settled with my old enemy
  21. verb make final; put the last touches on; put into final form
    nail down; settle; finalise; finalize.
    • let's finalize the proposal
  22. verb form a community
    settle.
    • The Swedes settled in Minnesota
  23. verb come as if by falling
    settle; descend; fall.
    • Night fell
    • Silence fell

WordNet


Set"tling noun
Definitions
  1. The act of one who, or that which, settles; the act of establishing one's self, of colonizing, subsiding, adjusting, etc.
  2. pl. That which settles at the bottom of a liquid; lees; dregs; sediment. Milton.

Webster 1913