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gentling

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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • \ˈjen-təl\
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • \ˈjen-təl\

Definition of gentling word

  • noun gentling Present participle of gentle. 1
Just one definition for gentling

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Parts of speech for Gentling

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Gentling

gentling popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for gentling

verb gentling

  • accustom — If you accustom yourself or another person to something, you make yourself or them become used to it.
  • condition — If you talk about the condition of a person or thing, you are talking about the state that they are in, especially how good or bad their physical state is.
  • educate — to develop the faculties and powers of (a person) by teaching, instruction, or schooling. Synonyms: instruct, school, drill, indoctrinate.
  • gentle — kindly; amiable: a gentle manner.
  • get used to — develop habit
All 94 Synonyms of gentling

Antonyms for gentling

verb gentling

  • abandon — If you abandon a place, thing, or person, you leave the place, thing, or person permanently or for a long time, especially when you should not do so.
  • disjoin — to undo or prevent the junction or union of; disunite; separate.
  • fix — to repair; mend.
  • mend — to make (something broken, worn, torn, or otherwise damaged) whole, sound, or usable by repairing: to mend old clothes; to mend a broken toy.
  • neglect — to pay no attention or too little attention to; disregard or slight: The public neglected his genius for many years.
All 34 Antonyms of gentling

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