gentling (Meaning)
gentling
free from harshness, sternness, or violence, soft, delicate, to make calmer, soft entry 1 sense 1, soothing, not harsh, a person of gentle (see gentle entry 1 sense 4a) birth or status, suited to a person of high social station, kind, amiable, chivalrous, to become gentle, moderate, not stern or rough, tractable, docile, to make (an animal) tame and docile, to raise from the commonalty, of or relating to a gentleman, honorable, distinguished, easily handled, belonging or suitable to a family of high social rank, belonging to a family of high social station, to make gentle or mild, to make gentler, mollify, placate, moderate entry 1 sense 2a, to stroke soothingly
Synonyms & Antonyms of gentling
Synonyms:
Antonyms:
- aggravating
- provoking
- inflaming
- bugging
- rousing
- outraging
- nettling
- annoying
- iring
- antagonizing
- chafing
- riling
- galling
- enflaming
- grating
- maddening
- roiling
- getting
- enraging
- vexing
- infuriating
- incensing
- rankling
- irritating
- crossing
- angering
- bothering
- putting out
- piquing
- exasperating
- ruffling
- burning (up)
gentling Sentence Examples
- The trainer's gentle hands gentled the once-wild horse.
- A gentle breeze gentled the restless waters of the lake.
- The mother's soft words gently gentled the crying child.
- The surgeon's steady hands gentled the delicate tissue.
- The gentle touch of a warm breeze gentled the crisp autumn leaves.
- The counselor's words gentled the anxious patient's racing thoughts.
- As the sunbeams pierced through the canopy, they gently gentled the forest floor.
- The fading light gentled the harsh colors of the sunset.
- The passage of time gentled the memories of the past.
- The old man's wrinkled face gentled as he smiled at his grandchild.
FAQs About the word gentling
free from harshness, sternness, or violence, soft, delicate, to make calmer, soft entry 1 sense 1, soothing, not harsh, a person of gentle (see gentle entry 1 s
soothing,appeasing, calming, comforting, disarming, mollifying, quieting, delighting,placating, pleasing
aggravating, provoking, inflaming, bugging, rousing, outraging, nettling, annoying, iring, antagonizing
The trainer's gentle hands gentled the once-wild horse.
A gentle breeze gentled the restless waters of the lake.
The mother's soft words gently gentled the crying child.
The surgeon's steady hands gentled the delicate tissue.
