Word Finder - calm

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(in a person) The state of being calm; peacefulness; absence of worry, anger, fear or other strong negative emotion.

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(in a place or situation) The state of being calm; absence of noise and disturbance.

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A period of time without wind.

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To make calm.

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to calm a crying baby

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To become calm.

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(of a person) Peaceful, quiet, especially free from anger and anxiety.

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(of a place or situation) Free of noise and disturbance.

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(of water) with few or no waves on the surface; not rippled.

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Without wind or storm.

Calm, she was able to focus.

The night was calm and fresh.

The natural day is very calm, and will hardly reprove his indolence.

His voice was calm and deliberate.

He already felt the loss of her calm energy, but he had no idea what to do about it.

He simply continued to speak in a calm voice.

There were still 7 minutes remaining and everyone needed to remain calm.

You need something to calm you down.

She left, stopping in the shadow world to try to calm herself.

Standing on the smooth sandy beach at the east end of the pond, in a calm September afternoon, when a slight haze makes the opposite shore-line indistinct, I have seen whence came the expression, "the glassy surface of a lake."

How could he be so calm about it?

His gaze was calm and intense, and she flushed beneath his scrutiny.

He appeared calm and in control again, if not relaxed, with the only three men he'd ever trusted.

Her face was calm, gentle, and happy.

He was not a very large man, but was well formed and had a beautiful face--calm and serene as the face of a fine portrait.

His conversation always related entirely to himself; he would remain calm and silent when the talk related to any topic that had no direct bearing on himself.

His usually calm face showed excitement.

The man with the star regarded her with his calm, expressionless eyes.

Pierre felt it strange to see this calm, indifferent crowd of people unaware of what was going on in his soul.

She can take Martha's place, trying to calm Howie down enough so he can nod off but keep beating on her the importance of keeping her mouth shut.

The sultriness was present, along with the calm steadiness of her blue gaze.

See if you can calm him down.

We drove home with Betsy trying in vain to calm Molly down, telling her we weren't in any danger.

Terror washed over her at his calm, controlled words.

Keep calm, I will call again tomorrow, said Metivier; and putting his fingers to his lips he hastened away.

His golden eyes were calm, his large frame relaxed with the feline grace that made her hormones wild.

Her large blue-green eyes were clear and calm, the curves of her slender frame complemented by the cut and drape of the dress.

As much as she hated herself for feeling it, she needed his touch to calm her.

Her calm acceptance faded, replaced by turmoil.

I felt proud to know that the liberties of Massachusetts and of our fatherland were in such safe keeping; and as I turned to my hoeing again I was filled with an inexpressible confidence, and pursued my labor cheerfully with a calm trust in the future.

How beautiful the sky looked; how blue, how calm, and how deep!

He was in a state of suppressed excitement and irritation, though controlledly calm as a man is at the approach of a long-awaited moment.

Next day he woke calm and cheerful.

I know that no better man than he exists, and I am calm and contented now.

He did not know that Natasha's soul was overflowing with despair, shame, and humiliation, and that it was not her fault that her face happened to assume an expression of calm dignity and severity.

Now he rode beside Ilyin under the birch trees, occasionally plucking leaves from a branch that met his hand, sometimes touching his horse's side with his foot, or, without turning round, handing a pipe he had finished to an hussar riding behind him, with as calm and careless an air as though he were merely out for a ride.

A shopkeeper with red pimples on his cheeks near the nose, and a calm, persistent, calculating expression on his plump face, hurriedly and ostentatiously approached the officer, swinging his arms.

His voice was so calm that she wasn't sure she had heard him right.

In my house we were so near that we could not begin to hear--we could not speak low enough to be heard; as when you throw two stones into calm water so near that they break each other's undulations.

The weather was calm, and the rustle and tramp of the French troops already beginning to move to take up their positions were clearly audible.

The sense of peace and calm at his core returned as her energy flowed through him.

His calm voice assured her he wasn't going to pass judgment on her gift.

The air around her shimmered with subtle, calm power that thrilled him.

Now, the calm male's voice ordered.

She sucked in a breath, struggling to calm herself.

Groucho stepped between the two men in an effort to calm the situation.

His expression was nothing if not amiable, yet there was a twinkle in his eyes that belied the surface calm.

He was busily sucking down some small black midge which had become trapped in a calm slick at the edge of the loch.

In his words, his tone, and especially in that calm, almost antagonistic look could be felt an estrangement from everything belonging to this world, terrible in one who is alive.

Deidre held his gaze, heart quick but calm in her decision.