Antonyms for easing


Grammar : Verb
Spell : eez
Phonetic Transcription : iz


Definition of easing

Origin :
  • c.1300, "to help, assist," see ease (n.). Meaning "to give ease" is from mid-14c.; the sense of "to relax one's efforts" is from 1863. Farmer reports ease in a slang sense of "to content a woman" sexually, with an 1861 date. Related: Eased; easing.
  • verb alleviate, help
  • verb guide, move carefully
Example sentences :
  • This signifies more than the stilling of guns, easing the sorrow of war.
  • Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
  • For the easing of his soul, he asked me to pay the money to you as I passed.'
  • Extract from : « The White Company » by Arthur Conan Doyle
  • They caught the Indian carriers, who were just easing their loads under the walls.
  • Extract from : « The Trail Book » by Mary Austin
  • While doing it, too, with the purpose of easing and serving her.
  • Extract from : « Little Dorrit » by Charles Dickens
  • I am easing my mind, I must speak out, since I have found strength enough to do so.
  • Extract from : « His Masterpiece » by Emile Zola
  • He leaned over and patted her shoulder, easing her of his weight like a jockey.
  • Extract from : « The Night Riders » by Ridgwell Cullum
  • "It really doesn't matter," she replied in hope of easing his mind.
  • Extract from : « They of the High Trails » by Hamlin Garland
  • There was but little they could do for them beyond dressing their wounds and easing their pain.
  • Extract from : « All Roads Lead to Calvary » by Jerome K. Jerome
  • Are you easing the load, Of overtaxed lifters, who toil down the road?
  • Extract from : « Custer, and Other Poems. » by Ella Wheeler Wilcox
  • "He no dead," Jim said, lifting the sawbuck and easing it on his shoulder.
  • Extract from : « The Madigans » by Miriam Michelson

Synonyms for easing

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