Subsiding

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  • verb. Present participle of subside.
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  • noun. a gradual sinking to a lower level
  • Word Usage
    ""Girls 'heads always do ache," answered Tom, subsiding from a roar into a chuckle."
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    sinking  
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    verb-stem
    subside