- present participle of settle.
settling
Example Sentences
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Archer and Wisk had agreed in 2023 to co-develop autonomous aviation technology, part of settling litigation over each company’s intellectual property.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
The ancestors of Indigenous Andeans already possessed different numbers of AMY1 copies before settling in the highlands and domesticating potatoes.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 10, 2026
Rather than leave the Westlake neighborhood, the owners spent months fundraising and searching for another location before settling on 1403 W. 3rd St., about a half-mile from the original location.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2026
He fled Tibet as a young man and spent 14 years as a monk in southern India, then moved to the US in 2006, settling in Queens.
From Barron's ● Aug. 7, 2026
I slam the door shut, and my dad speeds off down the road, a cloud of dust settling behind him.
From "King and the Dragonflies" by Kacen Callender
