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settling

SEHT-lihng
noun
1
The act of becoming established, calm, or resolved; the process of settling.
"The settling of the dust took several minutes after the blast."
2
Material that sinks to the bottom of a liquid; sediment.
"There was a fine settling at the bottom of the wine bottle."

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In plain EnglishThe process of coming to rest, resolving, or the sediment left behind when that happens.

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settlings plural

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