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steadying

steadying is the present participle and gerund of steady.

Meaning of steady

Verb

steady (third-person singular simple present steadies, present participle steadying, simple past and past participle steadied)

  1. (figuratively, sometimes, transitive) To stabilize; to prevent from shaking.
    • I took a drink to steady my nerves.
  2. (intransitive) To become stable.
    • The ship steadied in the air. Another spray of ballast came, heavier than the last.2010, Scott Westerfeld, Leviathan

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Adjective

steadying (comparative more steadying, superlative most steadying)

  1. That steadies, stabilizes.

Noun

steadying (plural steadyings)

  1. The process of making something steady; stabilization.

Forms of steadying

Adjective
comparativemore steadying
superlativemost steadying
Noun
pluralsteadyings

Words formed from steadying

Phrases with steadying

Questions about steadying

What does steadying mean?
Steadying means that steadies, stabilizes.
What is steadying the present participle and gerund of?
Steadying is the present participle and gerund of steady.
What part of speech is steadying?
Steadying can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near steadying in the dictionary

  1. steady-going
  2. steady-handed
  3. steady-handedness
  4. steady-state
  5. steadyhanded
  6. steadying
  7. steadying the ship
  8. steadyingly
  9. steadyings
  10. steadyish
  11. Steagall

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