relieving

[Re*lievĀ·ing]

To relieve is to ease a burden or take over for someone. An aspirin can relieve a headache, and a substitute can relieve the teacher who fell asleep on her desk after lunch.

...

Serving or tending to relieve.


p. pr. & vb. n.
of Relieve

a.
Serving or tending to relieve.


Relieving

Re*liev"ing, a. Serving or tending to relieve. Relieving arch (Arch.), a discharging arch. See under Discharge, v. 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. (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.

Serving or tending to relieve.

...

Usage Examples

Acceptable food rots while we are chased from bins behind restaurants, chased from sleeping on the street, chased from relieving ourselves unless we pay for food or gas, until finally we are so hungry, sleepless, smelly, constipated and beaten-down that we simply die of lack of will to live.

The most wonderful study of mankind is man. Relieving human suffering and diffusing universal knowledge is humanitarian.

Misspelled Form

relieving, erelieving, 4relieving, 5relieving, trelieving, frelieving, eelieving, 4elieving, 5elieving, telieving, felieving, reelieving, r4elieving, r5elieving, rtelieving, rfelieving, rwelieving, r3elieving, r4elieving, rrelieving, rselieving, rdelieving, rwlieving, r3lieving, r4lieving, rrlieving, rslieving, rdlieving, rewlieving, re3lieving, re4lieving, rerlieving, reslieving, redlieving, reklieving, reolieving, replieving, re:lieving, rekieving, reoieving, repieving, re:ieving, relkieving, reloieving, relpieving, rel:ieving, reluieving, rel8ieving, rel9ieving, reloieving, reljieving, relkieving, relueving, rel8eving, rel9eving, reloeving, reljeving, relkeving, reliueving, reli8eving, reli9eving, relioeving, relijeving, relikeving, reliweving, reli3eving, reli4eving, relireving, reliseving, relideving, reliwving, reli3ving, reli4ving, relirving, relisving, relidving, reliewving, relie3ving, relie4ving, relierving, reliesving, reliedving, reliecving, reliefving, reliegving, reliebving, relie ving, reliecing, reliefing, relieging, reliebing, relie ing, relievcing, relievfing, relievging, relievbing, reliev ing, relievuing, reliev8ing, reliev9ing, relievoing, relievjing, relievking, relievung, reliev8ng, reliev9ng, relievong, relievjng, relievkng, relieviung, relievi8ng, relievi9ng, relieviong, relievijng, relievikng, relievibng, relievihng, relievijng, relievimng, relievi ng, relievibg, relievihg, relievijg, relievimg, relievi g, relievinbg, relievinhg, relievinjg, relievinmg, relievin g, relievinfg, relievintg, relievinyg, relievinhg, relievinbg, relievinvg, relievinf, relievint, relieviny, relievinh, relievinb, relievinv, relievingf, relievingt, relievingy, relievingh, relievingb, relievingv.

Other Usage Examples

Two weeks ago at the U.S. Amateur, my mom caddied, and that is kind of a different feeling, because she's your mom and you have to listen to her. It was really comfortable having my mom there, but it's also really relieving and comfortable to have someone that knows the course off their hat, really.

I think extreme sports are really good for relieving stress.

Comments


Browse Dictionary