The act of calming a person or animal, or putting them to sleep, using a drug.
tranquilizing
Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for tranquilizing.
Editorial note
It has some tranquilizing effect on the brain which is the likely source of improved lifespan...
Quick take
The act of calming a person or animal, or putting them to sleep, using a drug.
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of tranquilizing gathered in one view.
The act of making someone or something tranquil.
gerund of tranquilize
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for tranquilizing.
noun
The act of calming a person or animal, or putting them to sleep, using a drug.
See also: sedative, ataractic, ataraxic, depressant
noun
The act of making someone or something tranquil.
See also: sedative, ataractic, ataraxic, depressant
noun
gerund of tranquilize
See also: sedative, ataractic, ataraxic, depressant
adjective
Of a drug: having the effect of calming a person or animal, or putting them to sleep; sedating, sedative.
See also: sedative, ataractic, ataraxic, depressant
Example sentences
It has some tranquilizing effect on the brain which is the likely source of improved lifespan...
Have only used some very mild tranquilizing stuff, think natural Valerian based stuff used e.g.
Leaving development artifacts on your live server is not very tranquilizing on that front.
The purpose of a democracy is to provide a tranquilizing influence on the masses once mass media exists, until mass media is conglomerated and mergered into only a few large controllable corporations.
So, now people are debating if tranquilizing strong passengers is enough or if we need to tranquilizes everyone.
I suspect a plan for tranquilizing and shelving passengers for the journey would fly further (and be a lot safer).
They're 300-900 pounds, fast, and angry, tranquilizing it isn't easy.
The possession, even if it's never used is tranquilizing.
Bribery, emoluments, chaos, stupidity, and tranquilizing reform delay has got to go.
To the extent that anyone, with any diagnosis, is helped because of these compounds, it's because of their extreme tranquilizing effects on both the mind and visible behavior.
Buddhism was the tranquilizing death of India.
That's very much the point: collaring and tranquilizing the 900 pound gorilla in the room so that the reasons people might have to interact with the 30 other monkeys become relevant.
Quote examples
MLK spoke against "the tranquilizing drug of gradualism" and I agree -- but that doesn't mean overreactions don't exist as a category.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use tranquilizing in a sentence?
It has some tranquilizing effect on the brain which is the likely source of improved lifespan...
What does tranquilizing mean?
The act of calming a person or animal, or putting them to sleep, using a drug.
What part of speech is tranquilizing?
tranquilizing is commonly used as noun, adjective.