tranquilizing

Etymology

From tranquilize + -ing.

adj

  1. Of a drug: having the effect of calming a person or animal, or putting them to sleep; sedating, sedative.
  2. (literary) Having the effect of making someone or something tranquil; calming, soothing.

noun

  1. gerund of tranquilize
    1. The act of calming a person or animal, or putting them to sleep, using a drug.
    2. The act of making someone or something tranquil.

verb

  1. present participle and gerund of tranquilize

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