It must be Kohat first, because of Paul.Now things are calming down, he is getting away to be married.The quietest possible affair, of course; but he's keen I should be best man in place of Lance.…Cited from Far to Seek, by Maud Diver
Calming herself she forced herself to look into his face.There was something so monstrously unbelievable about his audacity that she could hardly believe her ears.…Cited from The Apartment Next Door, by William Andrew Johnston
He succeeded in calming her by the time her servant had returned and then took his leave.Cited from The Daffodil Mystery, by Edgar Wallace
One of the luxuries enjoyed by these fire beings at certain times is to get where the chemical action of heat is at a low ebb.That has a similar effect upon them as calming our nerves has upon us.One of the great inventions consists in an instrument that neutralizes this chemical action of heat even where it is most intense.…Cited from Life in a Thousand Worlds, by William Shuler Harris
The hot blood of the south, which burned in his veins, seemed all on fire, and he felt that he could not, for the present, at least be daily associated with his stepfather.An absence of several days, he thought, might have the effect of calming him down.…Cited from 'Lena Rivers, by Mary J. Holmes
Despite this shocking display of violence, Angel never seemed to scare Fred, and even at his most demonic, he never attacked her.In fact, her presence seemed to have a calming effect on him.When Pylea is liberated, Fred accompanies Angel and the rest of the gang back to Los Angeles and stays in the Hyperion Hotel to re-adjust to life on Earth and regain her mental stability.…
In the last half of the 20th century these streets often abandoned the tradition of a rigid, rectangular grid, and instead were designed to discourage through traffic.This and other traffic calming methods provided quiet for families and play space for children.Adolescent suburbanites find, in attenuated form, the amenities of street life in shopping malls where vehicles are forbidden.…
Edward was indeed in a state of mind which required calming down.He quitted the cottage and walked out for some distance into the forest in deep thought.…Cited from The Children of the New Forest, by Captain Marryat
Another example can be seen with the famous case of Oscar the cat and a Providence, Rhode Island nursing home.Patients and family member reported a sense of calming when the cat would enter their room.Although the cat was a sign that the patient was dying, family members were thankful for the comfort that the cat seemed to instill in their loved one.…
Calming down, he stood gazing at her with a very strange expression upon his face.Suddenly he moved and began quietly turning over the clothes that were lying on the floor.…Cited from The Leavenworth Case, by Anna Katharine Green
By the next morning, authorities in Larnaca were also reporting violent incidents.However, as evening approached the situation on the island appeared to be calming down.…
Tom was thoughtful for a moment, frowning as they watched Ole Think Box continue its gyrations.The figure seemed to be calming down somewhat, although Tom could not be sure of this.…Cited from Tom Swift and The Visitor from Planet X, by Victor Appleton
An officer went about among the passengers, calming them and telling them there was no danger now."But what happened?" asked Blake, and he and his chums waited eagerly for an answer.…Cited from The Moving Picture Boys on the War Front, by Victor Appleton
There was a little stiffness in Bonnie's last words, and a cool withdrawal in her eyes that brought Courtland to his senses and made him remember Gila's insinuations."Look here!" he said, calming down and taking his chair again.…Cited from The Witness, by Grace Livingston Hill Lutz
So long as he remained she controlled it, but when he went away she wrung her hands in despair and asked herself again and again what she could do; whether she was not going mad with the strain of these emotions.Before she had fairly succeeded in calming herself, her aunt came to take her out for their daily drive.Since her father's death, this drive with her aunt, or a walk with Catherine, had been her only escape from the confinement of the house, and she depended on it more than on food and drink.…Cited from Esther, by Henry Adams
They are also used on streets that cities do not want to put physical measures on either because of snow concerns or traffic volume.Often, cities will use these signs to test streets to determine the need for further traffic calming.Signs are available in a range of costs with a variety of different features.…
Traffic calming has been successfully used for decades in cities across Europe.
In truth she had a difficulty in standing, her body trembled so.For five minutes she remained seated, calming herself and determining what course to take.She held it for certain that Wilfrid had come at Mrs. Baxendale's bidding.…Cited from A Life's Morning, by George Gissing
The poor wife soothed him as best she could, and after some efforts succeeded in calming his mind.At the end of a few days, Clare seemed again sufficiently well to leave the house, and renewed his daily walks in company with one or the other of his children.…Cited from The Life of John Clare, by Frederick Martin
The researchers claim the subconscious mind is sensitive to a subtle association between the rocks.They suggest this may be responsible for the calming effect of the garden.Chinese landscape painting was one of the many Chinese arts that came to Japan with Zen Buddhism in the fourteenth century.…
verbMake calm or still →
quiet the dragons of worry and fear
verbBecome 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.