settling

The act of one who, or that which, settles; the act of establishing oneself, of colonizing, subsiding, adjusting, etc.

Noun

  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. Dregs; sediment.

Forms

settlings

Verb

  1. present participle and gerund of settle

Derived

nonsettling settling basin settling tank settling time