subsided; subsiding
1
: to sink or fall to the bottom : settle
2
: to tend downward : descend
especially
: to flatten out so as to form a depression
3
: to let oneself settle down : sink
subsided into a chair
4
: to become quiet or less
as the fever subsides
my anger subsided
Examples of subside in a Sentence
The pain will subside in a couple of hours.
After his anger had subsided, he was able to look at things rationally.
We'll have to wait until the wind subsides.
The road will remain closed until the water subsides.
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The shock of it all has only started to subside.
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 7 Apr. 2026
Tony Buxton, a climate and energy attorney at a legal and lobbying firm in Maine, told the WSJ that opposition to AI data centers in the state is unlikely to subside.
—Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 3 Apr. 2026
Efstathopoulos expects the speech to further fuel the risk-off sentiment as investors wait for uncertainty to subside.
—Anniek Bao,spencer Kimball, CNBC, 2 Apr. 2026
Almost immediately, all his physical woes subsided.
—Kate Hogan, PEOPLE, 2 Apr. 2026
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 7 Apr. 2026
Tony Buxton, a climate and energy attorney at a legal and lobbying firm in Maine, told the WSJ that opposition to AI data centers in the state is unlikely to subside.
—Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 3 Apr. 2026
Efstathopoulos expects the speech to further fuel the risk-off sentiment as investors wait for uncertainty to subside.
—Anniek Bao,spencer Kimball, CNBC, 2 Apr. 2026
Almost immediately, all his physical woes subsided.
—Kate Hogan, PEOPLE, 2 Apr. 2026
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“Subside.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/subside. Accessed 8 Apr. 2026.
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subside
intransitive verb
sub·side
səb-ˈsīd 
subsided; subsiding
: to lessen in severity : become diminished
the fever subsided
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