Definition of "subsiding" [subsiding]

• Present participle of subside. (verb)

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• ""Girls 'heads always do ache," answered Tom, subsiding from a roar into a chuckle."
• "Finally, if we are going to play the blame game, let’s be honest with the earliest entries: “Early 1800s — French build levees, which cause the delta mud on the dry side of the levee to begin subsiding below sea levels.”"
• "She grinned, exhilarated, and turned to her father, her grin subsiding."