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Meaning of CALMING

Pronunciation:  k'âming

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 Definition: 
  1. [n]  the act of appeasing (as by acceding to the demonds of)
  2. [adj]  causing to become tranquil
  3. [adj]  freeing from fear and anxiety
 
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 Synonyms: appeasement, assuasive, lulling, pacifying, quietening, reassuring, soothing, unalarming
 
 See Also: conciliation, mollification, pacification, placation, propitiation, social control

 

 

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