settling
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsɛtl̩ɪŋ/
Audio (US): (file) - Hyphenation: sett‧ling
Verb
settling
- present participle and gerund of settle
Derived terms
- settling basin
- settling tank
- settling time
Noun
settling (countable and uncountable, plural settlings)
- The act of one who, or that which, settles; the act of establishing oneself, of colonizing, subsiding, adjusting, etc.
- The reckoning or settlement of accounts; the paying out of gambling winnings.
- (usually in the plural) Dregs; sediment.
Translations
act of establishing oneself
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reckoning or settlement of accounts
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dregs
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