settling

English

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈsɛtl̩ɪŋ/
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  • Hyphenation: sett‧ling

Verb

settling

  1. present participle and gerund of settle

Derived terms
  • settling basin
  • settling tank

Noun

settling (countable and uncountable, plural settlings)

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

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