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Showing words for ALLAYING using the English dictionary

8 Letter Words for Allaying

allaying

7 Letter Words for Allaying

alaying, allying, gallian, gallina, lingala

6 Letter Words for Allaying

agnail, alanyl, anally, anilla, gainly, galany, gallia, inyala, lalang, laying, linaga

5 Letter Words for Allaying

again, agila, alang, alani, algal, algin, align, allan, allay, angia, anlia, gaily, galan, galla, gally, gayal, gilly, glali, glial, inlay, laang, lagan, lagly, lagna, lanai, langi, layia, liana, liang, ligan, linga, lingy, lying, naily, nalla, nyala, yalla

4 Letter Words for Allaying

agal, agin, agla, agly, agni, aina, alai, alan, alay, alga, alia, alin, ally, anal, anay, anga, anil, ayin, gaia, gail, gain, gala, gali, gall, gila, gill, glia, glyn, gyal, illy, inga, inly, lain, lana, lang, lila, lily, lina, ling, liny, llyn, naga, nagi, naig, nail, nala, ngai, nill, yagi, yali, yana, yang, yill

3 Letter Words for Allaying

aal, aga, agy, aia, ail, ain, ala, alg, all, aln, aly, ana, any, gal, gan, gay, gin, gyn, iaa, ign, ill, ing, laa, lag, lai, lan, lay, lig, lin, lyn, naa, nag, nay, nig, nil, yag, yan, yin

Definitions for Allaying

[1] to put (fear, doubt, suspicion, anger, etc.) to rest; calm; quiet.
[2] to lessen or relieve; mitigate; alleviate: to allay pain.
[3] to relieve (pain, grief, etc) or be relieved
[4] (tr) to reduce (fear, anger, etc)

Words related to Allaying

allaymitigate, assuage, lessen, calm, alleviate, pacify, mollify, ease, compose, lighten, quiet, square, decrease, abate, moderate

Words nearby Allaying

allayallantoin, allantoinuria, allantois, allargando, allative, allay, allecret, allegation, allege, alleged, allegedly

Origin of Allaying

before 1000; Middle English aleyen, Old English ālecgan to put down, allay (ā- a-3 + lecgan to lay1); spelling -ll- shows influence of the now obsolete allege (< Anglo-French, Old French aleg(i)er; see allege) to alleviate, allay

Words that may be confused with Allaying

WORDS, THAT, MAY, BE, CONFUSED, WITH, allayallay, alley, alloy, ally

Other words from Allaying

al·lay·er , noun
un·al·layed , adjective

Word origin for Allaying

Old English ālecgan to put down, from lecgan to lay 1

Synonyms for Allaying

alleviate, assuage, calm, ease, lessen, mitigate, mollify, pacify, abate, compose, decrease, lighten, moderate, quiet, square, cool out, make nice, play up to, pour oil on, take the bite out, take the sting out