Both Uses of
subside
in
To Kill a Mockingbird
- Here Judge Taylor glanced sharply at the witness and must have decided his speculations devoid of evil intent, for he subsided sleepily.
p. 196.6subsided = became less severe
- Mayella's hostility, which had subsided to grudging neutrality, flared again.
p. 208.8 *subsided = become less severe (or perhaps stopped entirely)
Definitions:
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(1)
(subside as in: her anger subsided) become less intense, less severe, or less active -- perhaps going away entirely
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(2)
(subside as in: the ground subsided) sink or settle to a lower level
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(3)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
In classic literature, subside may be used as a synonym for sit as in "She subsided into the chair."