[
UK
/plɐkˈeɪtɪŋ/
]
[ US /ˈpɫeɪˌkeɪtɪŋ/ ]
[ US /ˈpɫeɪˌkeɪtɪŋ/ ]
ADJECTIVE
-
intended to pacify by acceding to demands or granting concessions
the appeasing concessions to the Nazis at Munich
placating (or placative) gestures
an astonishingly placatory speech
How To Use placating In A Sentence
- Isabelle was standing at John's side, her face turning imploringly up to his, speaking softly, placatingly. HERE BE DRAGONS
- OK, 1'11 get the information you want," Whitlock replied in a placating voice, then gestured in the direction of the hall. CODE BREAKER
- In this film, after walloping us with images and falsely placating us with words, the director blinds us with light.
- So I started to hum and haw placatingly, while she snapped in a voice like ice: Fiancée
- He saw Norfolk flush, remembered he needed a favor from the choleric human, and added placatingly, "Truth to tell, my lord, I had never noticed it either, until I saw it open, and I have accompanied the children to the pond once or twice. This Scepter'd Isle
- It's because we consider placating the readers of laddie mags just so beneath them. Naked Female Comedians: Please Put Your Clothes Back On (PHOTOS)
- Jenny smiled placatingly
- “Okay, okay,” Marsha said to Keith placatingly, while at the same time tightening her hold on the trembling dog. Whispers At Midnight
- Jaspers looked at Mr. Steger very flatly and wisely — almost placatingly under the circumstances — and The Financier
- I didn't mean to upset you," Agnew said in a placating voice.
