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easing

SayEE-zing/ˈizɪŋ/

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2 meanings of easing

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  1. 1
    verb
    Present participle and gerund of ease. Use this form for something happening now or as a naming word.

    The doctor is easing her back pain with a new treatment.

    Slowly easing the door open, she crept into the room.

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  2. 2
    nouncountable or uncountable
    The act of making something less painful, less tight, or less hard.

    Like loosening a tight knot so it no longer pulls so hard.

    The easing of the rules made travel much simpler for families.

    Everyone welcomed the easing of the heat after the sun went down.

    Similarrelaxation, loosening, lessening, alleviation, abatement

    Oppositetightening, worsening, intensification

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easing is a form of ease

ease, verb: To take away someone's pain, worry, or stress. Full entry

Forms
easeeases he/she/iteasing -ing formeased past tense, past participle
Spelling
ease → easing: drop the e, add -ing

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