What part of speech is calming?

Calming can be categorized as a verb.

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Parts of speech

  • 1. calming is a verb, gerund of calm (infinitive).

Inflections

Verb

What does calming mean?

Definitions

Verb

calm - make calm or still; "quiet the dragons of worry and fear"
calm - become quiet or calm, especially after a state of agitation; "After the fight both men need to cool off."; "It took a while after the baby was born for things to settle down again."
calm - cause to be calm or quiet as by administering a sedative to; "The patient must be sedated before the operation"
calm - make steady; "steady yourself"

Noun

calming - the act of appeasing (as by acceding to the demands of)

Examples of calming

#   Sentence  
1. adj. Calm seas.
2. adj. Spoke in a calm voice.
3. adj. Remained calm throughout the uproar.
4. verb she will start to calm down and feel safe - you can bet she doesn't now.
5. verb Ok, calm down, it's not like he's some stranger that came up and groped me lol.
6. verb Try and calm down.
7. verb The weather will soon begin to calm down.
8. verb I told Jane to calm herself.
9. verb I closed my eyes to calm down.
10. verb Take a seat in the armchair and calm down a while.
11. verb Calm down and begin at the beginning.
12. verb Calm down. I'll come over as soon as possible.
13. verb His parents acted to calm him down.
14. verb Calm down a little, Kissho, your bumpkin nature is standing out!
15. verb I don't lose my appetite when I get stressed, rather I can't calm down unless I eat something.
16. verb Please calm down.
17. verb McClellan tried to calm Lincoln's fears.
18. verb Calm down. I can't hear you.
Sentence  
adj.
Calm seas.
Spoke in a calm voice.
Remained calm throughout the uproar.
verb
she will start to calm down and feel safe - you can bet she doesn't now.
Ok, calm down, it's not like he's some stranger that came up and groped me lol.
Try and calm down.
The weather will soon begin to calm down.
I told Jane to calm herself.
I closed my eyes to calm down.
Take a seat in the armchair and calm down a while.
Calm down and begin at the beginning.
Calm down. I'll come over as soon as possible.
His parents acted to calm him down.
Calm down a little, Kissho, your bumpkin nature is standing out!
I don't lose my appetite when I get stressed, rather I can't calm down unless I eat something.
Please calm down.
McClellan tried to calm Lincoln's fears.
Calm down. I can't hear you.

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