资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Subside \Sub*side"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Subsided}; p. pr. &
   vb. n. {Subsiding}.] [L. subsidere; sub under, below + sidere
   to sit down, to settle; akin to sedere to sit, E. sit. See
   {Sit}.]
   1. To sink or fall to the bottom; to settle, as lees.

   2. To tend downward; to become lower; to descend; to sink.
      ``Heaven's subsiding hill.'' --Dryden.

   3. To fall into a state of quiet; to cease to rage; to be
      calmed; to settle down; to become tranquil; to abate; as,
      the sea subsides; the tumults of war will subside; the
      fever has subsided. ``In cases of danger, pride and envy
      naturally subside.'' --C. Middleton.

   Syn: See {Abate}.

资料来源 : WordNet®

subsiding
     adj : decreasing in amount or intensity [syn: {abating}]
     n : a gradual sinking to a lower level [syn: {settling}, {subsidence}]