Crossword clues for subsided
subsided
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Subside \Sub*side"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Subsided; p. pr. & vb. n. Subsiding.] [L. subsidere; sub under, below + sidere to sit down, to settle; akin to sedere to sit, E. sit. See Sit.]
To sink or fall to the bottom; to settle, as lees.
To tend downward; to become lower; to descend; to sink. ``Heaven's subsiding hill.''
--Dryden.-
To fall into a state of quiet; to cease to rage; to be calmed; to settle down; to become tranquil; to abate; as, the sea subsides; the tumults of war will subside; the fever has subsided. ``In cases of danger, pride and envy naturally subside.''
--C. Middleton.Syn: See Abate.
Wiktionary
vb. (en-past of: subside)
Usage examples of "subsided".
As the sound subsided the French doors flew open across the room, admitting four men and a woman.
Her lips held him only loosely until his spasms subsided, when she closed again for a few seconds before fully releasing him.
Her boredom subsided in the early afternoon when they rolled into the town of Gram mantes, with its intact medieval city wall, its cobbled streets, quaintly gabled and timbered houses, and its ancient guild halls of rose-flecked Fabequais granite.
When the passions of the hour shall have subsided, and the past shall be reviewed with discrimination and justice, the question must arise in every reflecting mind, Why did such men as these expatriate themselves, and surrender all the advantages which they had won by a life of honorable effort in the land of their nativity?
The old controversies have passed away, or they have subsided, and have been covered up by one dark pall of somber hue, which increases with every passing year.
Government which exhibits no force, by removing want and giving employment, they have subsided into peaceful citizens, and have increased the wealth and power of our country.
The uproar recommenced about dawn, continued long enough to delay my attendance upon her Majesty, and presumably has not subsided yet.
He had intended to wait until the laughter subsided of its own accord, but now he knew he did not need to wait, for he was master here.
Following a few startled screams, the tumult subsided, and all present turned to the back of the room, where half a dozen of the city gendarmerie stood ranged about the entrance.
Her struggles subsided but her outcry did not, and the noise attracted attention.
When the qualm subsided, leaving her wobbly and clammy-fleshed, the carts had already passed from view.
The pounding of her heart had subsided, and her breath came easily now.
Her struggles subsided, and they dragged her off, every which way through the alleys and walkways until her sense of direction was utterly confounded.
The meaningless chatter subsided with the arrival of the young woman and the girl.
As the flow subsided she swallowed a mouthful and found it quite agreeable to her stomach.