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Word entry · 9 letters

relieving

Best crossword clue

"Pain cut"

9 letters · collected on this word page

9 lettersPronunciation /ɹɪˈliːvɪŋ/Sorted eegiilnrvStarts with REnds with G1 cluesCommon crossword word
1R2E3L4I5E6V7I8N9G

Definitions

  1. Easing pressure, pain, worry, or a duty taken over.

Word origin

From relieve + -ing.

Used in a sentence

  • Like a weary insomniac, France too greeted the relieving dawn chiefly longing for one thing only – repose.
  • Purple flowers are commonly contrasted with centres or variegations of bright yellow, as blue flowers are with like relievings of orange […]
  • The light—divested of its aching brilliancy, lies sweetly upon the floor, checkered as that old man's life, in its quaint, yet charming relievings of shadow.

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