Easing
['i:ziŋ]
Definition
(noun.) the act of reducing something unpleasant (as pain or annoyance); 'he asked the nurse for relief from the constant pain'.
(noun.) a change for the better.
Edited by Estelle--From WordNet
Definition
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Ease
Editor: Rebekah
Examples
- Listen, said Tarzan, easing up a trifle, but not releasing his hold. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- But Mr. Gladstone was no patient mechanic set upon easing and righting the clumsy injuries of those stupid adjustments. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- While doing it, too, with the purpose of easing and serving her. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
Typed by Leigh