- present participle of settle.
settling
Example Sentences
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The researchers say the findings are useful for more than settling a famous scientific puzzle.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 17, 2026
The Highland vicuna is said to be doing well and settling in with the herd.
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026
But credit Neill for both understanding the assignment and not quite settling for those awed stares of Spielbergian wonder.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026
During my childhood, our family moved back and forth between the United States and the Philippines before eventually settling here.
From Salon ● Jul. 10, 2026
Then she said, “You, Emma, are the color of afternoon light settling on the trees in the Spinney.”
From "How to Disappear Completely" by Ali Standish
