Associations to the word «Allaying»

Wiktionary

ALLAY, verb. (transitive) To make quiet or put at rest; to pacify or appease; to quell; to calm.
ALLAY, verb. (transitive) To alleviate; to abate; to mitigate.
ALLAY, verb. (intransitive) (obsolete) To subside, abate, become peaceful.
ALLAY, verb. (archaic) To mix (metals); to mix with a baser metal; to alloy; to deteriorate.
ALLAY, noun. Alleviation; abatement; check

Dictionary definition

ALLAY, verb. Lessen the intensity of or calm; "The news eased my conscience"; "still the fears".
ALLAY, verb. Satisfy (thirst); "The cold water quenched his thirst".

Wise words

The most important things are the hardest things to say. They are the things you get ashamed of because words diminish your feelings - words shrink things that seem timeless when they are in your head to no more than living size when they are brought out.
Stephen King