subside
verb (used without object)
to sink to a low or lower level.
are subsiding
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present progressiveof subside.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Investor fears about an AI spending slowdown and the impact of interest-rate hikes are subsiding.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
A new study published in Nature finds that many of the world's largest river deltas are subsiding more quickly than global sea levels are rising, putting hundreds of millions of people at potential risk.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 20, 2026
Looking across the period from 2015 to 2022, the team was able to work out that 45% of urban areas are subsiding by more than 3mm per year.
From BBC ● Apr. 18, 2024
And nothing about the way the Trojans have started the season suggests the tackling issues that started mounting last season are subsiding.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2023
More slow it rolls; its furious race Sinks to its solemn gliding; The stunning roar, the wind's wild chase, To stillness are subsiding.
From Poems by Currer, Ellis, and Acton Bell by Charlotte Brontë
