tranquilizing

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
32
Words With Friends
37
Letters
13
Pronunciation
/ˈtɹæŋkwɪˌlaɪzɪŋ/

Definition of tranquilizing

5 senses · 3 parts of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. Of a drug: having the effect of calming a person or animal, or putting them to sleep; sedating, sedative.
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adj

  1. Of a drug: having the effect of calming a person or animal, or putting them to sleep; sedating, sedative.
  2. (literary)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. (uncountable)gerund of tranquilize
  2. (uncountable)gerund of tranquilize

verb

  1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present)present participle and gerund of tranquilize

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Etymology

From tranquilize + -ing.

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