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adjective

variants also tranquillizing
as in relaxing
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 tranquilizing
Verb
Bourne Police assisted the Environmental Police in tranquilizing the bear, which was removed without incident. — Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 12 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tranquilizing
  1. relaxing
  2. calming
  3. soothing
  4. composing
  5. comforting
  6. lulling
  7. hypnotic
Adjective
  • Optics expert, Jase Parnell-Brookes, gave them four stars in their full Canon 18x50 binoculars review for enabling a relaxing and impressive session of stargazing.
    — Harry Bennett, Space.com, 20 July 2026
  • Skip visually abrasive color palettes that don’t feel calming or relaxing.
    — Ashley Chalmers, The Spruce, 20 July 2026
Definition of relaxing
Verb
  • The British rose full body massage infuses a calming sense of place with local flora, and a range of facial treatments is available as well.
    — Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
  • The Olympic gymnast, 29, headlined day two of the Faces of Fitness festival in Chicago on Sunday, July 26, delivering a presentation on mental health and leading attendees in calming breathing exercises.
    — Ashlyn Robinette, PEOPLE, 28 July 2026
Definition of calming
Adjective
  • The night-light set is also budget-friendly and offers a soft and soothing glow for your child.
    — BestReviews, Mercury News, 29 July 2026
  • This simple practice benefits all caregivers, not just birthing parents, and can be done during feeding, soothing, or babywearing.
    — Parents, Parents, 28 July 2026
Definition of soothing
Verb
  • Emmy-winning composer David Fleming (Widow’s Bay, Superman, HBO’s The Last of Us) was also revealed as the game’s composer, marking his video game composing debut with the main title theme, Logan, now available on all music platforms.
    — Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 23 July 2026
  • The dots composing the words move up the screen while the rest of the pinpoints move downward, generating a visual opposition that the human mind can detect and discern.
    — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 16 July 2026
Definition of composing
Adjective
  • This classic dish combines kidney beans, rice, cumin, and oregano for a comforting one-bowl meal.
    — Lynn Andriani, Martha Stewart, 24 July 2026
  • Bistro classics like leeks vinaigrette, garlic-parsley frog legs, sea bream carpaccio, chicken supreme with morels, and chateaubriand round out the comforting menu.
    — Devorah Lev-Tov, Travel + Leisure, 23 July 2026
Definition of comforting
Verb
  • Parsons went on to self-release multiple full-length soundtrack albums of ominous sci-fi pads, glitchy electronics, and lulling melodies before A24 announced the release of a feature-length film.
    — Harry Thorfinn-George, Pitchfork, 11 June 2026
  • The project was about permeating the masses, gradually lulling them with propaganda.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 Apr. 2026
Definition of lulling
Adjective
  • Four Tet’s sense for sound design shines from crushed 8-bit drums to the hypnotic handpan grooves and sharp synth melodies.
    — Terrence O'Brien, The Verge, 19 July 2026
  • The London saxophonist and his ensemble fuse jazz with diverse strains of global trance music—Moroccan gnawa, Berlin kosmische—into a hypnotic, utopian expression of spiritual union.
    — Dash Lewis, Pitchfork, 13 July 2026
Definition of hypnotic

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