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Definition of "tranquillising" [tranquillising]

  • Tending to soothe or tranquilize (adjective)

WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.

Use "tranquillising" in a sentence
  • "Grief tends to soften the rougher edges, acting as a restraint on the author and tranquillising a life led with a deep-rooted, prickly streak."
  • "Now, more than five tranquillising years later, she said, 'I wouldn't have given up training racehorses, not for anything.'"
  • "Under proposed regulations, listed large predators can no longer be hunted in small areas, under tranquillising or narcotic immobilising agents, or if released in areas adjacent to a holding facility."
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