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calming — adj. 1. tending to soothe or calm or tranquilize. Syn: ataractic, ataraxic, sedative, soothing, tranquilizing. [WordNet 1.5] 2. freeing from fear and anxiety. Syn: assuasive, pacifying, soothing. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Calming — Calm Calm, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Calmed} (k[aum]md); 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. [1913 Webster] To calm the tempest raised by Eolus.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Calming Signals — Das Beschwichtigungssignal oder engl. Calming Signal ist ein Fachbegriff aus der Kynologie, der Kunde vom Hund. Beschwichtigungssignale sind Bestandteile der Kommunikation unter Hunden, die auf Konfliktlösung ausgerichtet sind. In der klassischen … Deutsch Wikipedia
Calming of the Drunken Monkey — Infobox Album | Name = Calming of the Drunken Monkey Type = Album Artist = Salmonella Dub Released = 6 November 1997 Recorded = ??? Genre = Length = Label = EMI Producer = Reviews = | Last album = THC Winter (1996) This album = Calming of the… … Wikipedia
calming — Synonyms and related words: United Nations troops, abatement, allayment, alleviation, appeasement, appeasing, assuagement, blunting, conciliation, cradling, damping, deadening, demulsion, detente, diminution, dreamy, drowsy, dulcification,… … Moby Thesaurus
calming — kÉ‘Ëm n. peacefulness, quiet, tranquility v. relax, soothe, make peaceful adj. peaceful, tranquil, relaxed … English contemporary dictionary
calming — noun the act of appeasing (as by acceding to the demands of) • Syn: ↑appeasement • Hypernyms: ↑social control • Hyponyms: ↑pacification, ↑mollification, ↑placation, ↑conci … Useful english dictionary
calming down — becoming calm; making calm … English contemporary dictionary
Traffic calming — is a set of strategies used by urban planners and traffic engineers which aim to slow down or reduce traffic, thereby improving safety for pedestrians and bicyclists as well as improving the environment for residents. Calming measures are common… … Wikipedia
traffic calming — also traffic calming N UNCOUNT: usu N n Traffic calming consists of measures designed to make roads safer, for example making them narrower or placing obstacles in them, so that drivers are forced to slow down. The government increased the budget … English dictionary
