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[ brey-sing ] / ˈbreɪ sɪŋ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR bracing ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectivestrengthening; invigorating: This mountain air is bracing. of, relating to, or serving as a brace. nouna brace. braces collectively: The bracing on this scaffold is weak. material, as timber, used for braces. Origin of bracing1475–85; brace (v.) + -ing1, -ing2 SYNONYMS FOR bracing1 stimulating, revivifying, energizing. SEE SYNONYMS FOR bracing ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM bracingbrac·ing·ly, adverbbrac·ing·ness, nounWords nearby bracingbrachysyndactyly, brachytelephalangia, brachytherapy, brachyuran, brachyurous, bracing, braciola, bracken, bracket, bracket clock, bracket creep Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for bracingThe strategic coastal city of Mariupol is bracing for attack as pro-Russian rebels move south and say the capital isn't safe. Pro-Russian Rebels Brag Kiev Is Next|Ted Phillips|September 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST Headlines big and small proclaim the bracing news: democratization, as a global project, is over. Is Democracy Doomed Abroad?|James Poulos|August 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST It had a lot to do with prevailing medical opinion that bracing climates were essential to good health. Queen Victoria’s Secret Scottish Sex Castle|Clive Irving|August 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST We in turn can briefly marvel at the bracing, if distant, possibility of a King Harry. Prince Harry Should Be King: The Royal Family’s Ace Card|Tim Teeman|June 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The administration is also bracing for Russian retaliation to the limited sanctions being rolled out Monday. Obama Has 4 Days to Stop Putin in Crimea|Josh Rogin, Eli Lake|March 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST The judge moved sharply, bracing himself against the back of the chair. They stood side by side, bracing themselves against the downward slope of the deck. West Wind Drift|George Barr McCutcheon With its rarely fine atmosphere, so tonic and bracing, so free from the depressing fog of the North, it is a great sanitarium. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science|Various The air was cold and bracing; sound carried far, and the musical chime of cowbells came from a distant bluff. The Girl From Keller's|Harold Bindloss Then a bracing walk on the porch, resulting in a terrific appetite. Of All Things|Robert C. Benchley
British Dictionary definitions for bracing
adjectiverefreshing; stimulating; invigoratingthe air here is bracing nouna system of braces used to strengthen or supportthe bracing supporting the building is perfectly adequate Derived forms of bracingbracingly, adverbCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to bracingrefreshing, invigorating, tonic, crisp, rousing, quickening, restorative, chilly, stimulating, energizing, animating, cool, fortifying, reviving, fresh, lively, vigorous, exhilarative, stimulative |