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单词 calming
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calmingn.

/ˈkɑːmɪŋ/
Etymology: < calm v. + -ing suffix1.
Stilling, tranquillizing.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > emotion > calmness > [noun] > action of calming
lullingc1394
quietation?1504
mellowing1528
cooling1588
collection1602
sedation1616
becalming1625
calming1699
soothings1745
tranquillizing1801
soothing1813
1699 Ld. Shaftesbury Inq. conc. Virtue i. iii. 62 To tend..to the calming of the Mind.
1883 Daily News 10 July 4/7 Time works wonders in the calming of national passions.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1888; most recently modified version published online March 2018).

calmingadj.

Etymology: Formed as calm v. + -ing suffix2.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈcalming.
That calms.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > emotion > calmness > [adjective] > composing or calming
lullingc1440
quieting1634
composing1644
appeasing1648
lenient1652
quietivea1683
hesychastic1694
anodyne1790
tranquillizing1801
sobering1816
becalming1827
antiphlogistic1840
calminga1853
anodynic1904
anodynous1904
stress-relieving1947
chill-out1990
the world > action or operation > inaction > quietness or tranquillity > [adjective] > making quiet or tranquil
lullingc1440
stillinga1635
soothing1746
calminga1853
soothful1886
a1853 F. W. Robertson Lect. (1858) ii. 62 A question not altogether calming in these days.
1858 J. A. Froude Hist. Eng. (ed. 2) III. xv. 328 A calming circular to the justices of the peace.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1888; most recently modified version published online June 2019).
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