Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Calming"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Calm \Calm\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Calmed}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Calming}.] [Cf. F. calmer. See {Calm}, n.]
1. To make calm; to render still or quiet, as elements; as,
to calm the winds.
To calm the tempest raised by Eolus. --Dryden.
2. To deliver from agitation or excitement; to still or
soothe, as the mind or passions.
Passions which seem somewhat calmed. --Atterbury.
Syn: To still; quiet; appease; allay; pacify; tranquilize;
soothe; compose; assuage; check; restrain.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
calming
adj 1: causing to become tranquil [syn: {lulling}, {quietening}]
2: freeing from fear and anxiety [syn: {assuasive}, {pacifying},
{soothing}]
n : the act of appeasing [syn: {appeasement}]
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