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Definition
calm someone who is or may become angry or concerned
- And even Billee, the good-natured, was less good-natured, and whined not half so placatingly as in former days.Chapter 3 — The Dominant Primordial Beast (70% in)
- 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.Chapter 2 — The Law of Club and Fang (43% in)
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