Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913 calming · IPA /kˈɑmɪŋ/ 01 adj. tending to soothe or calm or tranquilize. 1. tending to soothe or calm or tranquilize. 2. freeing from fear and anxiety. Syn. ataractic, ataraxic, sedative, soothing, tranquilizing. — Syn. -- assuasive, pacifying, soothing.