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- (General American) enPR: kəm-pōzʹĭng, IPA(key): /kəmˈpoʊzɪŋ/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /kəmˈpəʊzɪŋ/
composing
- present participle and gerund of compose
composing (comparative more composing, superlative most composing)
- Conducive of a composed state, relaxing.
1838 (date written), L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter IX, in Lady Anne Granard; or, Keeping up Appearances. […], volume I, London: Henry Colburn, […], published 1842, →OCLC, page 116:
A kiss of reconciliation settled the matter, and Lord Penrhyn again composed himself in his most composing arm-chair.