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settling

  • /ˈsɛtl̩ɪŋ/
  • /ˈsɛtlɪŋ/

verb

  1. gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of settle

noun settlings

  1. countable, uncountable The act of one who, or that which, settles; the act of establishing oneself, of colonizing, subsiding, adjusting, etc.
  2. countable, uncountable The reckoning or settlement of accounts; the paying out of gambling winnings.
  3. countable, plural normally, uncountable Dregs; sediment.

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Closest in meaning: subsiding, subsidence, rehousing, settlement, resettlement, settler, clearing, handling, ending, fixing, moving, fixation, placement, by-law, adjusting, adjustment

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noun dregs

Españolsedimento
Françaissédimentation, sédiments

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"settling." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/settling. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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settling. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/settling

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"settling." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/settling.

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@misc{settling_2026,
  title = {settling},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/settling},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}