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Antonyms for gentling


Grammar : Verb
Spell : jen-tl
Phonetic Transcription : ˈdʒɛn tl



Definition of gentling

Origin :
  • early 13c., "well-born," from Old French gentil "high-born, noble, of good family" (11c., in Modern French "nice, graceful, pleasing; fine pretty"), from Latin gentilis "of the same family or clan," from gens (genitive gentis) "race, clan," from root of gignere "beget," from PIE root *gen- "produce" (see genus). Sense of "gracious, kind" (now obsolete) first recorded late 13c.; that of "mild, tender" is 1550s. Older sense remains in gentleman.
  • As in subdue : verb keep under control; moderate
  • As in tame : verb domesticate, make compliant
  • As in break in : verb train in new skill
  • As in dulcify : verb pacify
  • As in domesticate : verb tame; habituate
Example sentences :
  • “Be composed,” he said gentling his tone as one would to soothe a child.
  • Extract from : « The Treasure Trail » by Marah Ellis Ryan
  • Roosevelt was a firm believer in "gentling" rather than "breaking" horses.
  • Extract from : « Roosevelt in the Bad Lands » by H. Hagedorn.
  • Men new to the range laughed at his method of "gentling" horses.
  • Extract from : « Overland Red » by Henry Herbert Knibbs
  • He went about it much as he would go about gentling a refractory broncho, and with nearly the same results.
  • Extract from : « Chip, of the Flying U » by B. M. Bower
  • The work of gentling the horses went on day after day for a week or more, and Jack never wearied of watching the work.
  • Extract from : « Jack, the Young Ranchman » by George Bird Grinnell
  • Instantly Devil stopped and meekly followed Roosevelt to the snubbing-post, where he was tied up for a period of 'gentling.'
  • Extract from : « Roosevelt in the Bad Lands » by H. Hagedorn.
  • It was the way the men had spoken of and to him, a mingling of respect and gentling that showed how much beloved he was.
  • Extract from : « A Voice in the Wilderness » by Grace Livingston Hill
  • Afterward he held the mare, gentling her in suppressed excitement while his father went into the house for his rifle.
  • Extract from : « The Quickening » by Francis Lynde
  • The helmsman ran the spokes over with no hint of gentling, and the Malahini darted prettily into the wind and about.
  • Extract from : « A Son Of The Sun » by Jack London
  • Again he felt a sweet security,—a taming, gentling influence through the innermost fiber of his being.
  • Extract from : « The Sky Line of Spruce » by Edison Marshall

Synonyms for gentling

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