Antonyms for gentling
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : jen-tl |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈdʒɛn tl |
Definition of gentling
Origin :- early 13c., "well-born," from Old French gentil "high-born, noble, of good family" (11c., in Modern French "nice, graceful, pleasing; fine pretty"), from Latin gentilis "of the same family or clan," from gens (genitive gentis) "race, clan," from root of gignere "beget," from PIE root *gen- "produce" (see genus). Sense of "gracious, kind" (now obsolete) first recorded late 13c.; that of "mild, tender" is 1550s. Older sense remains in gentleman.
- As in subdue : verb keep under control; moderate
- As in tame : verb domesticate, make compliant
- As in break in : verb train in new skill
- As in dulcify : verb pacify
- As in domesticate : verb tame; habituate
- “Be composed,” he said gentling his tone as one would to soothe a child.
- Extract from : « The Treasure Trail » by Marah Ellis Ryan
- Roosevelt was a firm believer in "gentling" rather than "breaking" horses.
- Extract from : « Roosevelt in the Bad Lands » by H. Hagedorn.
- Men new to the range laughed at his method of "gentling" horses.
- Extract from : « Overland Red » by Henry Herbert Knibbs
- He went about it much as he would go about gentling a refractory broncho, and with nearly the same results.
- Extract from : « Chip, of the Flying U » by B. M. Bower
- The work of gentling the horses went on day after day for a week or more, and Jack never wearied of watching the work.
- Extract from : « Jack, the Young Ranchman » by George Bird Grinnell
- Instantly Devil stopped and meekly followed Roosevelt to the snubbing-post, where he was tied up for a period of 'gentling.'
- Extract from : « Roosevelt in the Bad Lands » by H. Hagedorn.
- It was the way the men had spoken of and to him, a mingling of respect and gentling that showed how much beloved he was.
- Extract from : « A Voice in the Wilderness » by Grace Livingston Hill
- Afterward he held the mare, gentling her in suppressed excitement while his father went into the house for his rifle.
- Extract from : « The Quickening » by Francis Lynde
- The helmsman ran the spokes over with no hint of gentling, and the Malahini darted prettily into the wind and about.
- Extract from : « A Son Of The Sun » by Jack London
- Again he felt a sweet security,—a taming, gentling influence through the innermost fiber of his being.
- Extract from : « The Sky Line of Spruce » by Edison Marshall
Synonyms for gentling
- acclimatize
- accustom
- allay
- appease
- assuage
- bear down
- beat down
- break
- break in
- break the spirit
- breed
- bridle
- bring to heel
- bring up
- bust
- calm
- check
- conciliate
- condition
- conquer
- control
- corral
- crush
- curb
- defeat
- discipline
- domesticize
- domiciliate
- dominate
- drop
- dulcorate
- educate
- enslave
- extinguish
- familiarize
- gentle
- get the better of
- get the upper hand
- get under control
- get used to
- habituate
- herd
- hitch
- honey
- house-train
- housebreak
- housetrain
- humble
- initiate
- instruct
- mellow
- mitigate
- mollify
- mute
- naturalize
- overcome
- overpower
- overrun
- pacify
- placate
- prepare
- propitiate
- put down
- quash
- quell
- quench
- quiet
- quieten
- raise
- reclaim
- reconcile
- reduce
- repress
- restrain
- round up
- shut down
- soften
- soothe
- squelch
- subdue
- subjugate
- sugar
- suppress
- sweeten
- tame
- teach
- temper
- tone down
- train
- trample
- triumph over
- vanquish
- water down
- yoke
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