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Meanings of pacifying in English

Soothing.

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Usage of pacifying in English
1
The members of Parliament succeeded with great difficulty in pacifying the mob.
A Popular History of France from the Earliest Times, Volume 6
2
Kote made a pacifying gesture with the hand that held the spoon.
The Name of the Wind
3
The Kiaja advised negociating with the rebels and pacifying them that way.
Halil the Pedlar: A Tale of Old Stambul
4
This pacifying portion of the Tzar's answer was published in the press.
History of the Jews in Russia and Poland, Volume 2 [of 3] / From...
5
The joy of soothing and pacifying, the joy of concord and harmony.
Leaves of Grass
6
Vulliamy suggests that far from pacifying the situation the government has exacerbated it.
The Guardian
7
Students of counterinsurgency should pay more attention to Russia's approach to pacifying Chechnya.
Wired
8
The result was a pacifying of all the country south of the Platte.
The Passing of the Frontier: A Chronicle of the Old West
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Facebook Twitter Pinterest Armed officers from the pacifying police unit patrol a favela.
The Guardian
10
Tell him I will be there to aid him in pacifying the miners.
The Transgressors / Story of a Great Sin / A Political Novel of ...
11
The sage drew back, and spread out his hands in a pacifying manner.
Ardath: The Story of a Dead Self
12
But there was no pacifying the cashier of the Mutual Credit.
Other People's Money
13
U.S. officials have expressed unease about Pakistan's strategy for pacifying Swat.
Reuters
14
He moved among them like a politician, cajoling, encouraging, smiling, gently disagreeing, pacifying.
American Gods
15
There is no satisfying or pacifying or ever pleasing this morbose Mr. Wet-eyes.
Bunyan Characters (3rd Series)
16
The two scuffled, with the much-stronger Exum guide pacifying the wildly drunk Hemming.
Rock and Ice Magazine
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