Definition of "subduing" [subduing]

• Present participle of subdue. (verb)

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• "The department is saying there was no excessive force used in subduing Taylor."
• "After hearing passenger Stanley Sheffield yell he was "going to take this plane down," the former Boston Red Sox manager joined other passengers in subduing Sheffield."
• "Thor comes into play by assisting the team in subduing the green giant."