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tranquilizing

/ˈtɹæŋkwɪˌlaɪzɪŋ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.65 in modern English

Syllables
tran-quil-iz-ing
IPA
/ˈtɹæŋkwɪˌlaɪzɪŋ/
32
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of a drug: having the effect of calming a person or animal, or putting them to sleep; sedating, sedative.

adj

Having the effect of making someone or something tranquil; calming, soothing.

Literary

noun

gerund of tranquilize

Uncountable

noun

gerund of tranquilize

Uncountable

verb

present participle and gerund of tranquilize

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English tranquilize Proto-Indo-European *-onts Proto-Germanic *-ndz Proto-West Germanic *-andī Old English -ende Middle English -ynge English -ing English tranquilizing From tranquilize + -ing.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈtɹæŋkwɪˌlaɪzɪŋ/
  • British English: /ˈtɹæŋkwɪˌlaɪzɪŋ/

Usage

Inflected Forms

more tranquilizing (comparative) most tranquilizing (superlative)

Derived Forms

tranquilizingly

Synonyms

ataractic ataraxic sedative tranquillizing tranquilising tranquillising

Questions

How do you pronounce tranquilizing?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtɹæŋkwɪˌlaɪzɪŋ/.
What does tranquilizing mean?
Of a drug: having the effect of calming a person or animal, or putting them to sleep; sedating, sedative.
Where does tranquilizing come from?
Etymology tree English tranquilize Proto-Indo-European *-onts Proto-Germanic *-ndz Proto-West Germanic *-andī Old English -ende Middle English -ynge English -ing English tranquilizing From tranquilize + -ing.

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