subside

Verb

Meaning

To sink or fall to the bottom; to settle, as lees.

To tend downward; to become lower; to descend; to sink.

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.

Synonyms

Antonyms

Hypernyms

Related terms

Phrases with the word

Derivatives

Examples

Pain is temporary. It may last a minute, or an hour, or a day, or a year, but eventually it will subside and something else will take its place. If I quit, however, it lasts forever. Lance Armstrong

Why did I become a writer? A bird's feather on my windowpane in winter and all at once there arose in my heart a battle of embers never to subside again. René Char

Our time of national political debate is almost ended. The clamor of these days will soon subside. And your day of thoughtful decision swiftly nears. Dwight D. Eisenhower

I think that most writers who wait until they're inspired to write are just waiting for the fear to subside. Barry Mann

The mind will subside only by means of the enquiry 'Who am I?'. The thought 'Who am I?', destroying all other thoughts, will itself finally be destroyed like the stick used for stirring the funeral pyre. Ramana Maharshi

There isn't a flood which will not subside. Scottish Gaelic Proverb

Close letter words and terms