gentling

v. make quiet, make gentle; stroke; ennoble, refine (Archaic)

Verb
1. cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of; "She managed to mollify the angry customer"
(synonym) pacify, lenify, conciliate, assuage, appease, mollify, placate, gruntle
(hypernym) calm, calm down, quiet, tranquilize, tranquillize, tranquillise, quieten, lull, still
2. give a title to someone; make someone a member of the nobility
(synonym) ennoble, entitle
(hypernym) promote, upgrade, advance, kick upstairs, raise, elevate
(hyponym) baronetize, baronetise
3. stroke soothingly
(hypernym) pet
Adjective
1. soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe; "a gentle reprimand"; "a vein of gentle irony"; "poked gentle fun at him"
(similar) mild
2. having or showing a kindly or tender nature; "the gentle touch of her hand"; "her gentle manner was comforting"; "a gentle sensitive nature"; "gentle blue eyes"
(similar) kind
3. quiet and soothing; "a gentle voice"; "a gentle nocturne"
(similar) soft
4. belonging to or characteristic of the nobility or aristocracy; "an aristocratic family"; "aristocratic Bostonians"; "aristocratic government"; "a blue family"; "blue blood"; "the blue-blooded aristocracy"; "of gentle blood"; "patrician landholders of the American South"; "aristocratic bearing"; "aristocratic features"; "patrician tastes"
(synonym) aristocratic, aristocratical, blue, blue-blooded, patrician
(similar) noble
5. easily handled or managed; "a gentle old horse, docile and obedient"
(synonym) docile
(similar) tame, tamed
6. having little impact; "an easy pat on the shoulder"; "gentle rain"; "a gentle breeze"; "a soft (or light) tapping at the window"
(synonym) easy, soft
(similar) light
7. marked by moderate steepness; "an easy climb"; "a gentle slope"
(synonym) easy
(similar) gradual

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