tranquilizing

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

Collocations

2

TRANQUILIZING + NOUN

medication, tom

PREP.

than, upon

Thesaurus

Synonyms

adjective — tending to soothe or tranquilize

ataractic
ataraxic
sedative
tranquillizing
tranquilising
tranquillising

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

3

01

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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02

In my opinion, meditation is more tranquilizing than any medication.

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03

It was very tranquilizing for Tom.

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Usage Notes

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