Both Uses
placate
in
The Call of the Wild
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- He whined placatingly, squirmed and wriggled to show his good will and intentions, and even ventured, as a bribe for peace, to lick Buck's face with his warm wet tongue.†
p. 33.9
- And even Billee, the good-natured, was less good-natured, and whined not half so placatingly as in former days.†
p. 65.4 *
Definitions:
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(1)
(placate) calm someone who is or may become angry or concerned
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)