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adjective

variants also tranquillizing
Definition of tranquilizingnext
as in soothing
tending to calm the emotions and relieve stress a woman who put a lot of faith in the tranquilizing effects of a cup of tea

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tranquilizing

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verb

variants also tranquillizing
present participle of tranquilize
as in calming
to free from distress or disturbance at long last the crying baby was tranquilized by the steady rocking of her cradle

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tranquilizing
  1. soothing
  2. calming
  3. hypnotic
  4. sedative
Adjective
  • And yet the show has a soothing effect, predicated on the idea that human behavior (and misery) isn’t mysterious or unchangeable.
    Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 6 Dec. 2024
  • Sunset Sherbet provides a soothing and calming effect, while the White Widow Hybrid THC-A Live Resin Liquid Budder Vape Pen offers a balanced mix of indica and sativa effects.
    Amplified Content Studio, The Mercury News, 2 Dec. 2024
Definition of soothing
Verb
  • Mama Tina Knowles served as a calming presence on the carpet for her granddaughter and looked beautiful in a chic pantsuit.
    Dominique Fluker, Essence, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Having this special calming box can reduce feelings of stress in a moment that might otherwise become volatile, like separating from a parent.
    Taylor Grothe, Parents, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of calming
Adjective
  • Except as a form of hypnotic relaxation, even watching seems beside the point.
    Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2024
  • Born January 12, 1935 in Montclair, New Jersey, George Kresge was inspired to become a mentalist by Lee Falk’s crime solving comic strip Mandrake the Magician, whose work was based on an unusually fast hypnotic technique.
    Marc Berman, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of hypnotic
Adjective
  • In any case, chamomile flowers—which look like adorable, tiny daisies—contain flavonoids, terpenoids, and coumarins which certainly have mildly sedative, anti-inflammatory, and antispasmodic properties.
    Valentina Bottoni, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2024
  • The population is impatient and the sedative effect of the impeachment process will soon wear off, which could mean new protests and instability if there are no significant changes in the short term.
    Moisés Costa, Foreign Affairs, 16 May 2016
Definition of sedative
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