[{"word":"settling","phonetic":"/ˈsɛtl̩ɪŋ/","phonetics":[{"text":"/ˈsɛtl̩ɪŋ/","audio":"https://api.dictionaryapi.dev/media/pronunciations/en/settling-us.mp3","sourceUrl":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=2651489","license":{"name":"BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"}}],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To conclude or resolve (something):","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To place or arrange in(to) a desired (especially: calm) state, or make final disposition of (something).","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"to settle her estate"},{"definition":"To become calm, quiet, or orderly; to stop being agitated.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"the weather settled;  wait until the crowd settles before speaking"},{"definition":"To establish or become established in a steady position:","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To fix one's residence in a place; to establish a dwelling place, home, or colony. (Compare settle down.)","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"the Saxons who settled in Britain"},{"definition":"To move (people) to (a land or territory), so as to colonize it; to cause (people) to take residence in (a place).","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To sink, or cause (something, or impurities within it) to sink down, especially so as to become clear or compact.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To make a jointure for a spouse.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"(of an animal) To make or become pregnant.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":["adjust","arrange","compose","decide","determine","establish","fix","regulate"],"antonyms":["remove","agitate","disturb","wander"]},{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"The act of one who, or that which, settles; the act of establishing oneself, of colonizing, subsiding, adjusting, etc.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"The reckoning or settlement of accounts.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"(usually in the plural) Dregs; sediment.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/settle","https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/settling"]}]