becalming
Leaving sails limp
Becalming is the present participle of becalm, meaning to deprive a sailing vessel of wind, leaving it motionless: The ship lay becalmed for three days.
Figuratively, becalming suggests bringing stillness or calm to something agitated: Her voice had a becalming effect on the crowd.
Complete lack of motion
- stagnationAbsence of flow or progress
- doldrumsState of inactivity
- inertiaResistance to altered motion
- stasisState of inactivity
pause · halt · cessation · standstill · suspension · quiescence · abeyance · windless
Free from disturbance
- sereneUntroubled and composed
- tranquilCalm and untroubled
- placidCalm, undisturbed
- restfulPeaceful and calming
reposeful · unruffled · composed · halcyon · undisturbed · gentle · harmonious · zen
Giving emotional ease
- reassuringRestoring calm or confidence
- pacifyingCalming someone agitated
- quietingMaking something still
- settlingReaching resolution or rest
relaxing · easing · alleviating · consoling · mollifying · gentling · hushing · stilling
stillness
Complete lack of motion
- stagnationAbsence of flow or progress
- doldrumsState of inactivity
- inertiaResistance to altered motion
stasis · pause · halt · cessation · standstill · suspension · quiescence · abeyance · windless · motionless
peaceful
Free from disturbance
restful · reposeful · unruffled · composed · halcyon · undisturbed · gentle · harmonious · zen · idyllic
comforting
Giving emotional ease
- reassuringRestoring calm or confidence
- pacifyingCalming someone agitated
- quietingMaking something still
settling · relaxing · easing · alleviating · consoling · mollifying · gentling · hushing · stilling · steadying
becalmingagitating
Disturbing or stirring up
disturbing · unsettling · rousing · exciting · riling
becalmingpropelling
Causing forward motion
driving · pushing forward · impelling · speeding · accelerating
calm, calmness, calming, calmed, calms, calmer, calmest, becalm, becalmed