Definition of "allaying" []

• Present participle of allay. (verb)

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• "We can pray that he may be ultimately successful in allaying all storms, and in destroying all causes for dissension and bitterness."
• "I enclose the two letters you sent back to me, with the idea of allaying my fears which you cruelly supposed very different to what they are in reality."
• "The networking-gear maker's revenue growth was in line with its forecast, allaying concerns it would suffer from soft spending by telecommunications carriers."