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Meanings of tranquilizing in English

Tending to soothe or tranquilize.

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      Examples for "sedative"
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      A sedative gave Bryce the best sleep he'd enjoyed in a year.
      Frankenstein: Lost Souls - A Novel
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      She also suggested they discuss whether a sedative is necessary during surgery.
      Reuters
      3
      The sedative that the doctor has given her begins to take effect.
      And Then There Were None
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      The sedative influence had got him; the experiment was at an end.
      The Moonstone
      5
      Indica: Provides a relaxing and sedative effect that is ideal for night-time.
      News.com.au
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      The soothing and tranquillizing effect of the sitz is described as extraordinary:-
      The Recreations of a Country Parson
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      Madeleine's tranquillizing influence over others was one of her most remarkable traits.
      Fairy Fingers / A Novel
      3
      The effect of this communication was the reverse of tranquillizing upon the patient.
      At Last: A Novel
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      But the beating of her heart grew faster in spite of that tranquillizing assurance.
      The Lovels of Arden
      5
      Rachael said quickly, when the tranquillizing voice reached this point.
      The Heart of Rachael
      1
      The captain, however, had no little difficulty in tranquillising the invalid lady.
      The Voyages of the "Ranger" and "Crusader" / And what befell the...
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      Popo, more by signs than words, quickly succeeded in tranquillising the lad.
      Twice Lost
      3
      Among these tranquillising objects, it is my delight to walk and meditate.
      The Uncommercial Traveller
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      And the tranquillising influences employed were morphia, croton oil, or a blister.
      Hard Cash
      5
      Instructions to the Earl of Sussex for tranquillising the North after the Insurrection.
      The Life of Froude
      1
      Crack Dreams obviates the necessity for the titular narcotic with its tranquilising bleepscape.
      The Guardian
      2
      The two talked about taking razor blades to her wrists or getting the tranquilising drug Klonopin.
      The Irish Times
      3
      How tranquilising it was!
      Twenty-One Days in India, or, the Tour Of Sir Ali Baba K.C.B.; a...
      4
      Set your alarm for an early, pre-crowd visit for glimpses of the gardens' tranquilising harmonies of light and shade, and rock and water.
      BBC
      5
      But what she did had a tranquilising effect; she seemed to enable life to win the victory over the insidious pranks of apparitions.
      The Goose Man
      Usage of tranquilizing in English
      1
      She softened instantly, as if the words 'New York' had a tranquilizing effect.
      The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair
      2
      She knew by experience the tranquilizing influence of giving him something to do.
      Jezebel's Daughter
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      The scene was tranquilizing; nevertheless the young man appeared out of harmony with it.
      A Man and His Money
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      The scene was a maritime pastoral, picturesque and potentially tranquilizing-andyet I felt uneasy.
      Relentless
      5
      You will cry, and I, too; but our tears will be refreshing, tranquilizing tears.
      Reminiscences of Tolstoy, by His Son
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      The first part was more melodious and tranquilizing, the last is more brilliant and animating.
      McGuffey's Sixth Eclectic Reader
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      The extraordinary composure with which he acted and spoke had its tranquilizing influence over Percy.
      Little Novels
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      Now worthy resolves are tranquilizing, and he slept profoundly.
      Foul Play
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      There was something solid and tranquilizing about Keggs.
      A Damsel in Distress
      10
      Once home, Mother poured herself a glass of milk and opened a tranquilizing package of ho-hos.
      Lit: a memoir
      11
      Francine's method had its tranquilizing effect on Emily.
      "I Say No"
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      One of the octos behind me must have hit me with their equivalent of a tranquilizing dart.
      The Complete Rama Omnibus
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      There is probably nothing that has such a tranquilizing effect, and leads into such content as gardening.
      The Complete Writings of Charles Dudley Warner — Volume 1
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      Moreover, it needed no hummer; the humming seemed to even mar and mutilate its gentle and tranquilizing music.
      Who is mark twain?
      15
      The bells ceased and a pleasant loneliness poured in with the moonlight, varnishing the railings, tranquilizing every board.
      The last page
      16
      When Alban presented himself the next morning, the hours of the night had exercised their tranquilizing influence over Emily.
      "I Say No"
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