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calming down

calming down is the present participle and gerund of calm down.

Meaning of calm down

Verb

calm down (third-person singular simple present calms down, present participle calming down, simple past and past participle calmed down)

  1. (intransitive) To become less excited, intense, or angry.
    • Calm down before you hurt somebody.
  2. (transitive) To cause to become less excited, intense, or angry.

Questions about calming down

What is calming down the present participle and gerund of?
Calming down is the present participle and gerund of calm down.

Words near calming down in the dictionary

  1. calmeth
  2. calmful
  3. calmidazolium
  4. calmidozolium
  5. calming
  6. calming down
  7. calmingly
  8. calmingness
  9. calmish
  10. calmlike
  11. calmly

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