tranquilizing — English Dictionary

Adjective

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

2. Having the effect of making someone or something tranquil; calming, soothing.

   Usage

   • Literary

   Examples

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   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. gerund of tranquilize The act of calming a person or animal, or putting them to sleep, using a drug.

   Usage

   • Uncountable

2. gerund of tranquilize The act of making someone or something tranquil.

   Usage

   • Uncountable

Adjective

1. tending to soothe or tranquilize

   Synonyms

   ataracticataraxicsedativetranquillizingtranquilisingtranquillising

   Examples

   valium has a tranquilizing effect

   took a hot drink with sedative properties before going to bed