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taming

UK
/ˈteɪmɪŋ/
US
/ˈteɪmɪŋ/

Translations

tamingnoun
tamings
pl
The taming of wild animals requires patience and skill.
Укрощение диких животных требует терпения и мастерства.
Additional translations
обуздание
приручение
Synonyms
discipline
domestication
training
subjugation
control
taminggerund / present participle
UK
/ˈteɪ.mɪŋ/
US
/ˈteɪ.mɪŋ/
Used attributively to describe something that tames or exerts a calming/domesticating influence.
tameverb

taming

Gerund

tamed
Past Simple
tamed
Past Participle
taming
Gerund
UK
/teɪm/
US
/teɪm/
He tried to tame the wild horse.
Он пытался приручить дикого коня.
The lion tamer managed to tame the fierce lion.
Укротитель львов сумел укротить свирепого льва.
Additional translations
умиротворять
Synonyms
subdue
manage
control
cultivate
train
domesticate
discipline
Antonyms
wild

Definitions

tamingnoun
The process of making a wild animal accustomed to human presence and control.
The taming of the wild horse took several months of patient training.
The act of bringing something under control or making it less wild or dangerous.
The taming of the river was necessary to prevent flooding in the nearby towns.
taminggerund / present participle
Having the quality of reducing wildness or bringing something under control; exerting a calming or domestication effect.
The handler applied a taming influence to the unruly dog.
tameverb
To domesticate an animal, making it gentle and accustomed to human control.
Farmers often tame wild horses to use them for riding and work.
To make something less powerful, intense, or difficult to control.
The government introduced new policies to tame inflation.
To bring something under control or to make it more manageable.
She managed to tame her unruly hair with a new styling product.
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