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Webster 1913 Edition

Relieving

Re-liev′ing

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Adj.
Serving or tending to relieve.
Relieving arch
(Arch.)
,
a discharging arch. See under
Discharge
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Verb.
T.
–
Relieving tackle
.
(Naut.)
(a)
A temporary tackle attached to the tiller of a vessel during gales or an action, in case of accident to the tiller ropes
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(b)
A strong tackle from a wharf to a careened vessel, to prevent her from going over entirely, and to assist in righting her.
Totten.
Craig.

Webster 1828 Edition

Relieving

RELIE'VING

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ppr.
Removing pain or distress, or abating the violence of it; easing; curing; assisting; dismissing from a post, as a sentinel; supporting.

Definition 2025

relieving

relieving

English

Verb

relieving

  1. present participle of relieve

Adjective

relieving ‎(comparative more relieving, superlative most relieving)

  1. That brings relief. [from 16th c.]
    • 1977, Alistair Horne, A Savage War of Peace, New York Review Books 2006, p. 24:
      Like a weary insomniac, France too greeted the relieving dawn chiefly longing for one thing only – repose.

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Etymology

From relieve +‎ -ing.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ɹɪˈliːvɪŋ/

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