ALLAYING

8 letters 12 Scrabble points

Definition of ALLAYING

verb

  1. To make quiet or put at rest; to pacify or appease; to quell; to calm.

    "to allay popular excitement"

    Synonyms: appease assuage calm compose quiet

  2. To alleviate; to abate; to mitigate.

    "to allay the severity of affliction or the bitterness of adversity"

    Synonyms: abate alleviate

  3. To subside, abate, become peaceful.

Related words: abate alleviate appease assuage calm compose quiet soothe
noun

  1. An allayment.

Source: Wiktionary

Word Details

Letters A L L A Y I N G
Length 8 letters
Scrabble Score 12 points