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Settling vs Founding - What's the difference?

settling | founding |

As verbs the difference between settling and founding

is that settling is while founding is .

As nouns the difference between settling and founding

is that settling is the act of one who, or that which, settles; the act of establishing oneself, of colonizing, subsiding, adjusting, etc while founding is the action of the verb to found ; the establishment of something.

As an adjective founding is

who or that founds or found.

settling

English

Verb

(wikipedia settling) (head)

    • Derived terms

    * settling basin * settling tank

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of one who, or that which, settles; the act of establishing oneself, of colonizing, subsiding, adjusting, etc.
  • (usually plural) Dregs; sediment.

    • Anagrams

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    founding

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The action of the verb to found ; the establishment of something.
    • the founding of the republic
  • * 2005 , Donatella Della Porta, Sidney G. Tarrow, Transnational Protest and Global Activism
    • Do foundings of transnational organizations appear to spur foundings of national organizations, or vice versa?

    Adjective

    (head)
  • Who or that founds or found.
    • The founding fathers of our country.