steeling

verbprepare oneself

Synonyms for steeling

verb prepare oneself

Antonyms for steeling

Word Origin & History

Old English style, from West Germanic adjective *stakhlijan "made of steel" (cf. Old Saxon stehli, Old Norse, Middle Low German stal, Danish staal, Swedish stål, Middle Dutch stael, Dutch staal, Old High German stahal, German Stahl), related to *stakhla "standing fast," from PIE *stek-lo-, from root *stak- "to stand, place, be firm" (see stay (n.1)). No corresponding word exists outside Germanic except those likely borrowed from Germanic languages. Steel wool is attested from 1896.

Example Sentences for steeling

It may come to that; I have been steeling myself all the morning to meet it.

Steeling himself, lest he should hit the ill-fated ship, he fired.

The humor of it was steeling him against the canker of Joan's untimely disappearance.

But, steeling his heart, and uttering a short prayer, he leaped into the saddle.

Steeling himself, he replied, "Their terms are the freedom of the people."

She had been steeling herself for days for the ordeal of this parting.

This constriction does not mean that he is steeling himself to speak.

And this gave Jerome another opportunity of steeling Clement.

How long had he been steeling his heart against this very scene?

I turned to her, steeling myself to look into her appealing eyes.