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In some senses, tranquilizing is marked as literary. Watch for register when choosing this word.
tranquilizing
/ˈtɹæŋkwɪˌlaɪzɪŋ/
adj 2noun 2
Collocations
2TRANQUILIZING + NOUN
medication, tom
PREP.
than, upon
Definitions
adj
1
Of a drug: having the effect of calming a person or animal, or putting them to sleep; sedating, sedative.
2
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
1
gerund of tranquilize
2
gerund of tranquilize
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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 hea
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In my opinion, meditation is more tranquilizing than any medication.
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It was very tranquilizing for Tom.
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