subside
verb (used without object)
to sink to a low or lower level.
have been subsiding
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present perfect progressiveof subside.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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As it stands, price increases have been subsiding, as the shocks from pandemic-era supply chain issues and the war in Ukraine fade.
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2024
Floodwaters have been subsiding, but more bad weather may be on the way.
From New York Times ● Jan. 3, 2023
The effects of the Great Change, both political and social, have been subsiding already for some time, and the order of things at large has also begun to settle down.
From A Fantasy of Far Japan Summer Dream Dialogues by Baron Kencho Suyematsu
