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verb (used without object), sub·sid·ed, sub·sid·ing.
1.
to sink to a low or lower level.
2.
to become quiet, less active, or less violent; abate: The laughter subsided.
3.
to sink or fall to the bottom; settle; precipitate: to cause coffee grounds to subside.
Origin:
1640–50; < Latin subsīdere, equivalent to sub- sub- + sīdere to sit, settle; akin to sedēre to be seated; see sit1
1640–50; < Latin subsīdere, equivalent to sub- sub- + sīdere to sit, settle; akin to sedēre to be seated; see sit1
Related forms
sub·sid·er, noun
non·sub·sid·ing, adjective
un·sub·sid·ed, adjective
un·sub·sid·ing, adjective
Synonyms
1. decline, descend, settle. 2. diminish, lessen, wane, ebb.
1. decline, descend, settle. 2. diminish, lessen, wane, ebb.
Antonyms
1. rise. 2. increase.
1. rise. 2. increase.
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Subsided
is always a great word to know.
So is flibbertigibbet. Does it mean:
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
Example Sentences
- Officials said the total could go into the hundreds before the city's epidemic subsided.
- But the thrill of being up in the air, away from family and friends eventually subsided.
- The original idea was that state support could be withdrawn swiftly as the panic subsided.
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