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Relaxing means feeling calm and not stressed about anything.

You know how sometimes you've had a long day or been thinking too much about something? That's when relaxing comes in handy. People often use the word "relaxing" to describe activities that help them unwind, like reading a book on a beach, listening to soothing music, or taking a warm bath. Even places can be described as relaxing - think of a peaceful forest or a quiet mountain meadow. Sometimes we might say that a movie or TV show is relaxing because it's so engrossing and calming. Overall, relaxing is all about feeling calm and letting go of any tension or worries.

How common is "relaxing"?

Word relaxing is considered rare in modern English.
It has a balanced usage among all categories: speech, fiction, newspapers and academic texts.

Definitions

verb

To calm down.
To make something loose.
Example: to relax a rope or cord
To become loose.
To make something less severe or tense.
Example: to relax discipline
To become less severe or tense.
To make something (such as codes and regulations) more lenient.
(of codes and regulations) To become more lenient.
To relieve (something) from stress.
Example: Amusement relaxes the mind.
To relieve from constipation; to loosen; to open.
Example: An aperient relaxes the bowels.

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noun

The process by which something is relaxed.
Example: relaxings of the muscles

adjective

Conducive to relaxation; helping one to relax.
Example: a relaxing piece of music

Real examples of "relaxing" in context

Leonardo DiCaprio on 'Wolf of Wall Street,' Jonah Hill, Shark Survival Story

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