settling

verb

To conclude or resolve (something):
To place or arrange in(to) a desired (especially: calm) state, or make final disposition of (something).
to settle her estate
To become calm, quiet, or orderly; to stop being agitated.
the weather settled; wait until the crowd settles before speaking
To establish or become established in a steady position:
To fix one's residence in a place; to establish a dwelling place, home, or colony. (Compare settle down.)
the Saxons who settled in Britain
To move (people) to (a land or territory), so as to colonize it; to cause (people) to take residence in (a place).
To sink, or cause (something, or impurities within it) to sink down, especially so as to become clear or compact.
To make a jointure for a spouse.
(of an animal) To make or become pregnant.

noun

The act of one who, or that which, settles; the act of establishing oneself, of colonizing, subsiding, adjusting, etc.
The reckoning or settlement of accounts.
(usually in the plural) Dregs; sediment.

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