Relaxing
[rɪ'læksɪŋ]
Definition
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Relax
Editor: William
Examples
- She could feel his body gradually relaxing a little, losing its terrifying, unnatural rigidity. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- But I am sure, for all that, it is the damp and relaxing air. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
- I am sure you are tired, if you've been out much this wet relaxing day. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
- The old man listened with a grimace while she spoke, and then said, relaxing his face, The more fools they. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- A weakness ran over his body, a terrible relaxing, a thaw, a decay of strength. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- The heavy panting of the half-stunned mare sounded automatically, the man seemed to be relaxing confidently, his will bright and unstained. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- I'll take my Alfred David,' muttered Mr Riderhood, slowly relaxing into a dark smile, 'that you know a move. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
Editor: William