Subside
verb
To become less intense, severe, or strong.
The pain will subside in a couple of hours.
Often appears as...
- pain subside
- anger subside
verb
To move down to a lower level.
The floodwaters subsided after two days.
verb
To sink to a low or lower level.
The land is subsiding due to the underground mining.
Usage tips
Technical
verb
To become less intense, severe, or strong.
The pain will subside in a couple of hours.
Often appears as...
- pain subside
- anger subside
verb
To move down to a lower level.
The floodwaters subsided after two days.
verb
To sink to a low or lower level.
The land is subsiding due to the underground mining.
Usage tips
Technical
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Emotional Relief
Often implies relief from something intense, like emotions or situations.
As the verdict was read, her anxiety subsided.
Pro Tip 2/3Temporary Effect
Suggests a brief reduction before returning to normal, not a complete end.
The storm will subside by noon, but we'll still see some rain.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Immediate
The process of subsiding isn't sudden; it occurs gradually over time.
Wait for the crowd's excitement to subside before starting the speech.
Pro Tip 1/3Emotional Relief
Often implies relief from something intense, like emotions or situations.
As the verdict was read, her anxiety subsided.
Pro Tip 2/3Temporary Effect
Suggests a brief reduction before returning to normal, not a complete end.
The storm will subside by noon, but we'll still see some rain.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Immediate
The process of subsiding isn't sudden; it occurs gradually over time.
Wait for the crowd's excitement to subside before starting the speech.
Pro Tip 1/3Emotional Relief
Often implies relief from something intense, like emotions or situations.
As the verdict was read, her anxiety subsided.
Pro Tip 2/3Temporary Effect
Suggests a brief reduction before returning to normal, not a complete end.
The storm will subside by noon, but we'll still see some rain.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Immediate
The process of subsiding isn't sudden; it occurs gradually over time.
Wait for the crowd's excitement to subside before starting the speech.
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What's normal anxiety --...
It's related to fear. But while fear is a response to an immediate threat that quickly subsides, anxiety is a response to more uncertain threats that tends to last much longer. It's all part of the threat detection system, which all animals have to some degree, to help protect us from predators.
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Cory Combs: The future...
It also represents my biggest personal impact on the environment, just as it does for many of us who fly multiple times a year. Aviation will continue to face fierce headwinds globally even after the pandemic subsides, because flying is becoming the symbol of a polluting lifestyle.
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The surprising reason...
With a little time, they will flow back to the areas where they’re needed, sometimes with the help of active sodium and potassium pumps. So if you pause and rest, muscle fatigue will subside as these ions replenish throughout the muscle. The more regularly you exercise,
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Changing Glaciers of...
And the way that usually looks is it's uniform. But that doesn't take into account geography, places where the land is maybe subsiding into the ocean or places that are marshes, or a really important one for anywhere that there are glaciers, land that is rising up.
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Will Potter: The...
and they told me that unless I helped them by spying on protest groups, they would put me on a domestic terrorist list. I'd love to tell you that I didn't flinch, but I was terrified, and when my fear subsided, I became obsessed with finding out how this happened,
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The business case for...
But as I went into university, I realized that I'm not going to make a living doing this. And that whole movement had subsided, and my activist spirit went dormant. And I needed to make a living, so I got involved in the business world.
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Is marijuana bad for...
Marijuana can also cause hallucinations or paranoid delusions. Known as marijuana-induced psychosis, these symptoms usually subside when a person stops using marijuana. But in rare cases, psychosis doesn’t subside,
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The unforeseen...
to process this ever-expanding universe of data. But machines crunching data are no substitute for critical and sustained thinking by humans, whose Stone Age brains need a little time to let their impulses subside,
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Should you be able to...
But any remaining panic subsided as I walked into the courtroom and looked around at a sea of friendly our individual women clients who had shared their deeply personal stories,
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Dead Whale Carcass Feast...
of the winter storms is subsiding the plankton in the sea is in bloom again and just offshore humpback whales have returned to feed
Video examples
What's normal anxiety --...
It's related to fear. But while fear is a response to an immediate threat that quickly subsides, anxiety is a response to more uncertain threats that tends to last much longer. It's all part of the threat detection system, which all animals have to some degree, to help protect us from predators.
Video examples
Cory Combs: The future...
It also represents my biggest personal impact on the environment, just as it does for many of us who fly multiple times a year. Aviation will continue to face fierce headwinds globally even after the pandemic subsides, because flying is becoming the symbol of a polluting lifestyle.
Video examples
The surprising reason...
With a little time, they will flow back to the areas where they’re needed, sometimes with the help of active sodium and potassium pumps. So if you pause and rest, muscle fatigue will subside as these ions replenish throughout the muscle. The more regularly you exercise,
Video examples
Changing Glaciers of...
And the way that usually looks is it's uniform. But that doesn't take into account geography, places where the land is maybe subsiding into the ocean or places that are marshes, or a really important one for anywhere that there are glaciers, land that is rising up.
Video examples
Will Potter: The...
and they told me that unless I helped them by spying on protest groups, they would put me on a domestic terrorist list. I'd love to tell you that I didn't flinch, but I was terrified, and when my fear subsided, I became obsessed with finding out how this happened,
Video examples
The business case for...
But as I went into university, I realized that I'm not going to make a living doing this. And that whole movement had subsided, and my activist spirit went dormant. And I needed to make a living, so I got involved in the business world.
Video examples
Is marijuana bad for...
Marijuana can also cause hallucinations or paranoid delusions. Known as marijuana-induced psychosis, these symptoms usually subside when a person stops using marijuana. But in rare cases, psychosis doesn’t subside,
Video examples
The unforeseen...
to process this ever-expanding universe of data. But machines crunching data are no substitute for critical and sustained thinking by humans, whose Stone Age brains need a little time to let their impulses subside,
Video examples
Should you be able to...
But any remaining panic subsided as I walked into the courtroom and looked around at a sea of friendly our individual women clients who had shared their deeply personal stories,
Video examples
Dead Whale Carcass Feast...
of the winter storms is subsiding the plankton in the sea is in bloom again and just offshore humpback whales have returned to feed
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Jake Paul
American Actor
I had to overcome bullies and other people who didn't like me and tormented me. I overcame those things with positive affirmations and setting goals. When I would set goals, I wouldn't let anything get in the way of me breaking them. As I found success, a lot of those things subsided and became less important.
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Lance Armstrong
American Cyclist
Pain is temporary. It may last a minute, or an hour, or a day, or a year, but eventually it will subside and something else will take its place. If I quit, however, it lasts forever.
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Bertrand Russell
British Philosopher
When the intensity of emotional conviction subsides, a man who is in the habit of reasoning will search for logical grounds in favour of the belief which he finds in himself.
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Henry David Thoreau
American Author
Great men, unknown to their generation, have their fame among the great who have preceded them, and all true worldly fame subsides from their high estimate beyond the stars.
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Joachim Low
German Coach
You have to be careful that you do not overdo things with too many games, because the quality must not suffer. Fans would then also turn away and the interest would subside.
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Gabrielle Bernstein
American Author
When you choose to perceive love over fear, life begins to flow. You feel peaceful and you see love in all situations. Your hang-ups subside and your life feels guided.
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Steve Allen
American Entertainer
Given a little time for the pain to subside, dreadful experiences often can be the basis of funny jokes or stories.
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Suleyman Kerimov
Russian Businessman
The main thing during a crisis is discipline, to begin investing in time again after the crisis subsides.
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Georg Solti
Hungarian Musician
The experience awakened 'my tremendous musical ambition, which has never subsided to this day.
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Lord Byron
British Poet
Friendship may, and often does, grow into love, but love never subsides into friendship.
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Jake Paul
American Actor
I had to overcome bullies and other people who didn't like me and tormented me. I overcame those things with positive affirmations and setting goals. When I would set goals, I wouldn't let anything get in the way of me breaking them. As I found success, a lot of those things subsided and became less important.
Quote examples
Lance Armstrong
American Cyclist
Pain is temporary. It may last a minute, or an hour, or a day, or a year, but eventually it will subside and something else will take its place. If I quit, however, it lasts forever.
Quote examples
Bertrand Russell
British Philosopher
When the intensity of emotional conviction subsides, a man who is in the habit of reasoning will search for logical grounds in favour of the belief which he finds in himself.
Quote examples
Henry David Thoreau
American Author
Great men, unknown to their generation, have their fame among the great who have preceded them, and all true worldly fame subsides from their high estimate beyond the stars.
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Joachim Low
German Coach
You have to be careful that you do not overdo things with too many games, because the quality must not suffer. Fans would then also turn away and the interest would subside.
Quote examples
Gabrielle Bernstein
American Author
When you choose to perceive love over fear, life begins to flow. You feel peaceful and you see love in all situations. Your hang-ups subside and your life feels guided.
Quote examples
Steve Allen
American Entertainer
Given a little time for the pain to subside, dreadful experiences often can be the basis of funny jokes or stories.
Quote examples
Suleyman Kerimov
Russian Businessman
The main thing during a crisis is discipline, to begin investing in time again after the crisis subsides.
Quote examples
Georg Solti
Hungarian Musician
The experience awakened 'my tremendous musical ambition, which has never subsided to this day.
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Lord Byron
British Poet
Friendship may, and often does, grow into love, but love never subsides into friendship.
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