"stilling" in the verb sense
1. calm, calm down, quiet, tranquilize, tranquillize, tranquillise, quieten, lull, still
make calm or still
"quiet the dragons of worry and fear"
2. hush, quieten, silence, still, shut up, hush up
cause to be quiet or not talk
"Please silence the children in the church!"
3. still, allay, relieve, ease
lessen the intensity of or calm
"The news eased my conscience"
"still the fears"
4. still
make motionless
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