To sink or fall to the bottom; to settle, as lees.
To tend downward; to become lower; to descend; to sink. "Heaven's subsiding hill." Dryden.
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.
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