Hypertext Webster Gateway: "steadying"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Steady \Stead"y\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Steadied}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Steadying}.]
To make steady; to hold or keep from shaking, reeling, or
falling; to make or keep firm; to support; to make constant,
regular, or resolute.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
steadying
adj : causing to become steady; "had a steadying effect on her
nerves"
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