settling
Pronunciation:
/ˈsɛtl̩ɪŋ/verb
Definitions
To conclude or resolve (something):
To place or arrange in(to) a desired (especially: calm) state, or make final disposition of (something).
Example: to settle her estate
To become calm, quiet, or orderly; to stop being agitated.
Example: the weather settled; wait until the crowd settles before speaking
To establish or become established in a steady position:
noun
Definitions
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.
(usually in the plural) Dregs; sediment.