settling

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɛtl̩ɪŋ/

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• Hyphenation: sett‧ling

Verb

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settling

Wikipedia

settling

1. present participle and gerund of settle

Derived terms

• settling basin
• settling tank
• settling time

Noun

settling (countable and uncountable, plural settlings)

1. The act of one who, or that which, settles; the act of establishing oneself, of colonizing, subsiding, adjusting, etc.
2. The reckoning or settlement of accounts; the paying out of gambling winnings.
3. (usually in the plural) Dregs; sediment.

Translations

act of establishing oneself

Bulgarian: уседяване n (usedjavane)

reckoning or settlement of accounts

Bulgarian: (please verify) изплащане (bg) n (izplaštane)

dregs

Bulgarian: утайка (bg) f (utajka) Czech: sedlina (cs) f Finnish: sakka (fi), saos (fi) French: sédimentation (fr) f, sédiments (fr) m pl Spanish: sedimento (es) m

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Translations to be checked

Spanish: decantación (es) f, concho (es) m

Anagrams

• ettlings, glittens, lettings