as in relaxing
tending to calm the emotions and relieve stress
a calming glass of warm milk
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as in soothing
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as in lulling
to free from distress or disturbance
the president's reassuring words did much to calm the public during the national emergency
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as in containing
to gain emotional or mental control of
he calmed himself before continuing the eulogy
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Recent Examples of calming
Caoimhe O'Neill, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
The calming voice of a bygone narrator from Radio Days plays over a rich color palette of the Mushroom Kingdom.
—Michael Ashley, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
Instead of calming the game down, deciding to play quick passes or go on mazy dribbles led to turnovers that gave the home team and their fans more encouragement.
—Art De Roché, The Athletic, 5 Jan. 2025
To give the home a calming effect, Dungan leaned on natural materials.
—Elizabeth Fazzare, Architectural Digest, 3 Jan. 2025
The warm hue typically represents happiness, while the lower saturation is considered calming.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
This calming setting allows researchers to ensure the equipment is properly affixed and to begin monitoring the brainwaves of both dogs and their owners for signs of synchrony.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 3 Jan. 2025
The weight naturally stimulates your body’s biochemistry to induce a calming effect.
—Dsw, refinery29.com, 3 Jan. 2025
The indie electronic artist primarily explores calming tunes on the body of work, but there are a few surprises that feature more energy.
—Lisa Kocay, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
Verb
Playing on the wing and wearing knee pads and her now-iconic matte red lipstick, Maher burst into a nerve-calming tackle within seconds.
—Caoimhe O'Neill, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
The calming voice of a bygone narrator from Radio Days plays over a rich color palette of the Mushroom Kingdom.
—Michael Ashley, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
Instead of calming the game down, deciding to play quick passes or go on mazy dribbles led to turnovers that gave the home team and their fans more encouragement.
—Art De Roché, The Athletic, 5 Jan. 2025
To give the home a calming effect, Dungan leaned on natural materials.
—Elizabeth Fazzare, Architectural Digest, 3 Jan. 2025
The warm hue typically represents happiness, while the lower saturation is considered calming.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
This calming setting allows researchers to ensure the equipment is properly affixed and to begin monitoring the brainwaves of both dogs and their owners for signs of synchrony.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 3 Jan. 2025
The weight naturally stimulates your body’s biochemistry to induce a calming effect.
—Dsw, refinery29.com, 3 Jan. 2025
The indie electronic artist primarily explores calming tunes on the body of work, but there are a few surprises that feature more energy.
—Lisa Kocay, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for calming
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The soothing sound of water from the fountains, accompanied by the fragrant aromas of essential oils immediately ease the senses once inside the spa.—
Bianca Salonga,
Forbes,
6 Jan. 2025
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Simply pop them in a microwave to provide up to an hour of soothing warmth and comfort.—
Wayfair,
refinery29.com,
4 Jan. 2025
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Gunfire ensued when Ratliff came out of the vault with a sack containing money.—
Michael Barnes,
Austin American-Statesman,
24 Dec. 2024
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American fans have the opportunity to purchase seven different CD variants, all containing collectible items such as photocards, posters, stickers and trading cards.—
Thania Garcia,
Variety,
23 Dec. 2024
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Seriously, had our honorable horror maestro taken a terrible tumble while composing the latest Goosebumps book?—
Mitch Wallace,
Forbes,
2 Jan. 2025
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Consider using two hands to steady the monocular or use surrounding objects like fences or walls to lean against while composing your image.—
Matt Morris,
Space.com,
27 Dec. 2024
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“Calming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/calming. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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