What does relieving mean?
Relieving means present participle and gerund of relieve.
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/ɹɪˈliːvɪŋ/ · verb
present participle and gerund of relieve.
Like a weary insomniac, France too greeted the relieving dawn chiefly longing for one thing only – repose.
Purple flowers are commonly contrasted with centres or variegations of bright yellow, as blue flowers are with like relievings of orange […]
The light—divested of its aching brilliancy, lies sweetly upon the floor, checkered as that old man's life, in its quaint, yet charming relievings of shadow.
Use relieving when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Relieving means present participle and gerund of relieve.
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The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Like a weary insomniac, France too greeted the relieving dawn chiefly longing for one thing only – repose.
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