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Grammar : Verb
Spell : eez
Phonetic Transcription : iz



Definition of eased

Origin :
  • c.1300, "to help, assist," see ease (n.). Meaning "to give ease" is from mid-14c.; the sense of "to relax one's efforts" is from 1863. Farmer reports ease in a slang sense of "to content a woman" sexually, with an 1861 date. Related: Eased; easing.
  • verb alleviate, help
  • verb guide, move carefully
Example sentences :
  • It has eased my joints, which were somewhat stiff from these years of peace.
  • Extract from : « The White Company » by Arthur Conan Doyle
  • Adams leaned back in his chair as though her absurdity had eased his mind.
  • Extract from : « Alice Adams » by Booth Tarkington
  • And even as they eased him down upon the blankets his snores were rising on the frosty air.
  • Extract from : « White Fang » by Jack London
  • Now that the issue was out in the open his discomfort was eased.
  • Extract from : « Reel Life Films » by Samuel Kimball Merwin
  • I thought it was an echo at first, then realized that someone had eased in the door behind me.
  • Extract from : « Arm of the Law » by Harry Harrison
  • We carried him into the shack and eased him down on the floor.
  • Extract from : « The Man the Martians Made » by Frank Belknap Long
  • Sometimes the pain of it all was eased; sometimes it increased.
  • Extract from : « The Prodigal Returns » by Lilian Staveley
  • The ride through the park cooled her blood and eased her headache.
  • Extract from : « Melomaniacs » by James Huneker
  • The wind had eased a little, he thought, but the sea ran as high as ever.
  • Extract from : « The Nigger Of The "Narcissus" » by Joseph Conrad
  • He eased the controls and floated in toward the glowing orb.
  • Extract from : « Astounding Stories of Super-Science, May, 1930 » by Various

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