tranquilizing
adjective
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Pronunciation: /ˈtɹæŋkwɪˌlaɪzɪŋ/
adj
Etymology: Etymology tree English tranquilize Proto-Indo-European *-onts Proto-Germanic *-ndz Proto-West Germanic *-andī Old English -ende Middle English -ynge English -ing English tranquilizing From tranquilize + -ing.
- Of a drug: having the effect of calming a person or animal, or putting them to sleep; sedating, sedative.
- Having the effect of making someone or something tranquil; calming, soothing.
“In a preceding paper I have spoken of an English Sunday in the country, and its tranquilizing effect upon the landscape; but where is its sacred influence more strikingly apparent than in the very heart of that great Babel, London?”
noun
Etymology: Etymology tree English tranquilize Proto-Indo-European *-onts Proto-Germanic *-ndz Proto-West Germanic *-andī Old English -ende Middle English -ynge English -ing English tranquilizing From tranquilize + -ing.
- gerund of tranquilize
- gerund of tranquilize
verb
Etymology: Etymology tree English tranquilize Proto-Indo-European *-onts Proto-Germanic *-ndz Proto-West Germanic *-andī Old English -ende Middle English -ynge English -ing English tranquilizing From tranquilize + -ing.
- present participle and gerund of tranquilize