Meanings
verb
- gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of settle
nounsettling (countable and uncountable, plural settlings)
plural settlings
- countableuncountableThe act of one who, or that which, settles; the act of establishing oneself, of colonizing, subsiding, adjusting, etc.
- countableuncountableThe reckoning or settlement of accounts; the paying out of gambling winnings.
Synonyms & antonyms
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Bulgarian уседяване, утайка
- уседяване (usedjavane)act of establishing oneself
- утайка (utajka)dregs
Czech sedlina
- sedlinadregs
Finnish sakka, saos
- sakkadregs
- saosdregs
French sédimentation, sédiments
- sédimentationdregs
- sédimentsdregs
Spanish sedimento
- sedimentodregs
Cite this entry
APA
settling. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/settling
MLA
“settling.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/settling. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “settling,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/settling.
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