calming (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *calming*:
NOUN	act	calming, appeasement	the act of appeasing (as by acceding to the demands of)

calming > pronunciation
Sounds	kaa'lmihng; kaa'mihng
Rhymes	abducting ... zoning: 2044 rhymes with ihng...

English > *calming*: 1 sense > noun 1, act
Meaning	The act of appeasing (as by acceding to the demands of).
Synonym	appeasement
Narrower	pacification, mollification	The act of appeasing someone or causing someone to be more favorably inclined
Narrower	placation, conciliation, propitiation	The act of placating and overcoming distrust and animosity
Broader	social control	Control exerted (actively or passively) by group action
Spanish	apaciguamiento, aplacamiento, política de apaciguamiento
Catalan	assossegament, mitigació

HyperDic: calming