Meaning of calmable | Babel Free

Definitions

Able to be calmed.

Examples

“Such a great nonsensical flap has been made over the circumstances attending a poetry reading I gave at Portland State University on May 27, 1967, that I would like⟳ to add⟳ a few clear words and perhaps calm those curious who are calmable.”

“A parent can say⟳, “I am here. . . . You are going to be all right. . . . You’ll be all better soon. . . . Your body is healing the hurt⟳ right now. . . . It’s getting better and better.” Children are very susceptible to suggestion after the shock⟳ of an accident, and they are calmable. Not only can children’s moods respond⟳ to positive suggestion, their bodies can actually respond⟳ at a physiological level.”

“The yogis saw⟳ the regression that takes place⟳ in this phase as a necessary one in the service of the chitta, not the restless, dark and demonic chitta, but the calmable, effulgent and benign one containing altruistic drive⟳ representations through which the Upanishadic injunction of atmanam viddhi—‘Know⟳ the I’—can be fulfilled. The presence of a guru to guide⟳ and monitor⟳ this process⟳ is essential.”

“By the time that I was able to talk⟳ to Dan in Beverly Hills, I had decided that we would just have⟳ to ignore⟳ Carpenter and all her collapsible ladies, for we didn’t need⟳ her approval. Disney could build⟳ his own⟳ White House. When I told Dan about the way she had panicked, he said we would simply go to Washington and calm her down. “She doesn’t sound⟳ calmable,” I told him. “Dan, the woman sees English as a foreign language.””

“Things calm down over toast. Most things are calmable with toast, I think⟳, especially with the right marmalade.”

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