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Synonyms for bracing

Grammar : Adj
Spell : brey-sing
Phonetic Transcription : ˈbreɪ sɪŋ

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Définition of bracing

Origin :
  • early 14c., "piece of armor for the arms," also "thong, strap for fastening," from Old French brace, braz "arms," also "length measured by two arms" (12c., Modern French bras "arm, power;" brasse "fathom, armful, breaststroke"), from Latin bracchia, plural of bracchium "an arm, a forearm," from Greek brakhion "an arm" (see brachio-). Applied to various devices for fastening and tightening on notion of clasping arms. Of dogs, "a couple, a pair" from c.1400.
  • adj brisk; exhilarating
Example sentences :
  • She had a desire to chastise thought by strong, bracing action.
  • Extract from : « A Spirit in Prison » by Robert Hichens
  • It braced me, and the time was coming when all the bracing I could get would not be too much.
  • Extract from : « The Stark Munro Letters » by J. Stark Munro
  • This is just the season of the year to enjoy the bracing air.
  • Extract from : « Pretty Madcap Dorothy » by Laura Jean Libbey
  • Bracing himself, he leant his whole weight on the single rein.
  • Extract from : « The Hound From The North » by Ridgwell Cullum
  • The food is good, and the Kansas air fresh and bracing and plentiful.
  • Extract from : « The Goat-gland Transplantation » by Sydney B. Flower
  • With Monday morning came sunshine and a clear and bracing air.
  • Extract from : « The Boy Settlers » by Noah Brooks
  • James, hardly knowing it, was bracing himself for a serious situation.
  • Extract from : « Love and Lucy » by Maurice Henry Hewlett
  • "Yes," she said bracing herself for the contest, in whatever shape it was coming.
  • Extract from : « Victory » by Joseph Conrad
  • It was a free and bracing life in that beautiful Valley, and, God knows!
  • Extract from : « The Spoilers of the Valley » by Robert Watson
  • "It was the Jean," said Gilian, bracing himself up for a plunge.
  • Extract from : « Gilian The Dreamer » by Neil Munro

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