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easing

  1. present participle and gerund of ease

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easing (plural easings)

  1. The act by which something is eased.
    • 1947 September and October, Cecil J. Allen, “British Locomotive Practice and Performance”, in Railway Magazine, page 320:
      Moreover, apart from official restrictions, drivers do not a little easing of their engines on their own account, where they consider that the feel of the track makes this desirable; and they can hardly be blamed in consequence. It is better to be safe than sorry.
    • 1978, Jack Vance, The View from Chickweed's Window:
      Then everyone moved at the same time — slight shiftings of the hands and feet, furtive easings of position.

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