All 5 Uses of
subside
in
This Side of Paradise
- The pout faded, the high pink subsided, and Myra's voice was placid as a summer lake when she answered her mother.†
Chpt 1.1 *subsided = became less intense, less severe, or less active -- perhaps went away entirely
- "Well," said Kerry, as the excitement subsided, "you're a literary genius.†
Chpt 1.2
- Amory subsided resignedly and drooped into a contemplation of the scenery.†
Chpt 1.2
- Amory subsided, and the subject dropped.†
Chpt 1.4
- Jill was sobbing noisily on the bed, but at these words she subsided sulkily and, gathering up her clothes, retired to the bathroom.†
Chpt 2.4
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."