relieving
adjective
- help, ease, get rid of, make feel better
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ɹɪˈliːvɪŋ/
adj
Etymology: Etymology tree English relieve English -ing English relieving From relieve + -ing.
- That brings relief.
“Like a weary insomniac, France too greeted the relieving dawn chiefly longing for one thing only – repose.”
noun
Etymology: Etymology tree English relieve English -ing English relieving From relieve + -ing.
- A change in colour, texture, etc. that relieves monotony.
“Purple flowers are commonly contrasted with centres or variegations of bright yellow, as blue flowers are with like relievings of orange […]”
“The light—divested of its aching brilliancy, lies sweetly upon the floor, checkered as that old man's life, in its quaint, yet charming relievings of shadow.”
verb
Etymology: Etymology tree English relieve English -ing English relieving From relieve + -ing.
- present participle and gerund of relieve