- present participle of settle.
settling
Example Sentences
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Tiphaine Plattard, 32, walked out of the crowd behind a boy in tears, patiently settling him down for a rest in a pushchair.
From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026
Betsie also thinks technology makes settling small debts easier in the US, where payment apps such as Venmo are widely used.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
Discovery, amid new urgency for talks aimed at settling antitrust litigation brought by California Atty.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 20, 2026
Both benchmarks remained near four-month highs after settling Tuesday at their highest levels since May 19.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
As if she can read my mind, Mom changes the channel again, settling on a trivia game show.
From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day
