calming
- present participle of calm.
Example Sentences
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Maybe this works, with the injection calming the knee long enough to get Ohtani through the season, or with the irritation waning.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 19, 2026
Upon calming the woman, he spotted a man whose leg had been cut by glass.
From Slate ● Jul. 7, 2026
There was something calming and oceanic about the rhythm of rolls and cracks around her, blending with the ambient murmur of banter and gossip into white noise.
From Salon ● Jul. 3, 2026
"But Caroline moves around as the kids move or jerk their heads and she goes with the flow - that's the real key thing for us, plus the calming setting of her studio."
From BBC ● Jun. 17, 2026
Finally calming a bit, Johnson asked the men to put themselves in his shoes.
From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin
