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Meanings of tranquillising in inglês

Tending to soothe or tranquilize.

      Usage of tranquillising in inglês
      1
      The captain, however, had no little difficulty in tranquillising the invalid lady.
      The Voyages of the "Ranger" and "Crusader" / And what befell the...
      2
      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
      4
      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
      6
      At first Isabella comes upon the scene as a tranquillising influence in it.
      Appreciations, with an Essay on Style
      7
      And so the second great preventive of clear thinking is the tranquillising platitude.
      War and the Future: Italy, France and Britain at War
      8
      The boy's piercing screams brought the mother, who succeeded in tranquillising the child.
      John James Audubon
      9
      Again, these two households suggest for us the tranquillising power of Christian resignation.
      Expositions of Holy Scripture: Romans Corinthians (To II Corinth...
      10
      The three travellers felt the tranquillising influence of the scene.
      Amos Huntingdon
      11
      The tranquillising effect of this patience was of great advantage.
      Richard Lovell Edgeworth: A Selection From His Memoirs
      12
      The horse has tested positive for a mild tranquillising agent.
      The Irish Times
      13
      It was his favourite psalm, and always had a remarkable tranquillising effect upon him.
      Young Lives
      14
      An apathy held her, which was tranquillising rather than tedious.
      The History of Sir Richard Calmady: A Romance
      15
      But she liked his dullness; it reassured her; it was tranquillising; it was even adorable.
      The Lion's Share
      16
      It was equally astonishing how many civilians were GLAs on the efficacy of tranquillising darts.
      The Irish Times
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