All 3 Uses of
subside
in
Summer Pleasures, by Nora Roberts
- As the panic subsided, she sent him a mild glance.†
Chpt 1.9 *subsided = became less intense, less severe, or less active -- perhaps went away entirely
- The nerves in her stomach hadn't completely subsided.†
Chpt 1.9
- She started to object to the early hour, then subsided.†
Chpt 2.8
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."