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gentling
synonyms for gentling
- conquer
- crush
- extinguish
- humble
- overcome
- overpower
- quell
- repress
- restrain
- suppress
- tame
- temper
- break
- check
- control
- defeat
- discipline
- dominate
- drop
- gentle
- mellow
- overrun
- quash
- quench
- quiet
- quieten
- reduce
- soften
- squelch
- subjugate
- trample
- vanquish
- bear down
- beat down
- break in
- get the better of
- get the upper hand
- get under control
- put down
- shut down
- tone down
- triumph over
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How to use gentling in a sentence
Instantly Devil stopped and meekly followed Roosevelt to the snubbing-post, where he was tied up for a period of 'gentling.'
Roosevelt in the Bad Lands | H. Hagedorn.If he stands, caress him as before, and continue gentling him in this way until you can get round him without making him move.
Again he felt a sweet security,—a taming, gentling influence through the innermost fiber of his being.
The Sky Line of Spruce | Edison Marshall
From Confucius down to Emily Post, greater and lesser minds have worked at gentling the human race.
The Armed Forces Officer | U. S. Department of DefenseAfterward he held the mare, gentling her in suppressed excitement while his father went into the house for his rifle.
The Quickening | Francis Lynde
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