calming
Meaning of calming
verb, gerund or present participle
- make (someone) tranquil and quiet; soothe.
I took him inside and tried to calm him down
late Middle English: via one of the Romance languages from Greek kauma ‘heat (of the day)’.
Information about calming
- It is a verb.
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Hyphenation of calming
calm-ing
- It consists of 2 syllables and 7 chars.
- calming is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
calming synonyms
Meaning lulling:
Meaning assuasive:
assuasive, pacifying, soothing
Meaning appeasement:
Meaning gently calm (a person or their feelings):
Meaning quell the anger, agitation, or excitement of:
Meaning make (someone) less angry or hostile:
Meaning appease the anger or anxiety of (someone):
Meaning pacify or placate (someone) by acceding to their demands:
Meaning stop (someone) being angry or discontented; placate:
Meaning make (someone) be quiet or stop talking:
Meaning make (someone) feel deceptively secure or confident:
Meaning make or become gentle:
Meaning (of a drug) have a calming or sedative effect on:
Meaning suppress (a feeling):
Meaning diminish or put at rest (fear, suspicion, or worry):
Meaning make (suffering, deficiency, or a problem) less severe:
Meaning make (an unpleasant feeling) less intense:
Meaning sweeten:
calming antonyms
Meaning cause (someone) to feel very enthusiastic and eager:
Meaning make (someone) unhappy, disappointed, or worried:
Words that rhyme with calming
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