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
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  • Avoid baking a custard pie so long that it’s fully set, which can cause surface cracks as the pie cools.
    — Melissa Weller, Bon Appetit Magazine, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Mark Zuckerberg and Dario Amodei aren’t giddy consumers whose spending cools when borrowing gets expensive.
    — Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 20 Oct. 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 24 Oct. 2026.

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