Associations to the word «Settling»

Wiktionary

SETTLING, verb. Present participle of settle
SETTLING, noun. The act of one who, or that which, settles; the act of establishing oneself, of colonizing, subsiding, adjusting, etc.
SETTLING, noun. (usually plural) Dregs; sediment.
SETTLING DOWN, verb. Present participle of settle down
SETTLING SOMEONE'S HASH, verb. Present participle of settle someone's hash
SETTLING UP, verb. Present participle of settle up

Dictionary definition

SETTLING, noun. A gradual sinking to a lower level.

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley