settles (down)

verb

present tense third-person singular of settle (down)
as in cools
to become still and orderly settle down and get to work, please

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  1. cools
  2. hushes
Verb
  • Interlune’s system cools the gas down to near absolute zero, using cryogenic distillation to fractionate the two isotopes.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 21 July 2026
  • One explanation suggests supermassive black holes push away gas, starving themselves as predicted, but also that this matter eventually cools and falls back to the black hole.
    — Robert Lea, Space.com, 19 July 2026
Definition of cools
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  • Sweeping views over Hyde Park and expert soundproofing that hushes those busy London street horns.
    — Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 19 May 2026
  • The top itself is an eight-layer cloth construction that satisfyingly hushes the cabin when raised.
    — Brett Berk, Robb Report, 3 Sep. 2025
Definition of hushes
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“Settles (down).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/settles%20%28down%29. Accessed 29 Jul. 2026.

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