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adjective

relaxing

CEFR B1

affording physical or mental rest

In a sentence

Six example sentences with relaxing, each labelled with its topic.

  • The most relaxing part of the trip was the slow ferry, where nobody had signal and the chairs faced the water.

    Travel

  • She keeps one relaxing playlist for the drive home, mostly piano, and her shoulders drop by the third song.

    Music

  • Twenty minutes of easy cycling is relaxing rather than taxing, and most people finish the session breathing through their nose.

    Fitness

  • The farming game is relaxing on purpose, with no timers, no enemies, and rain that falls whenever you like.

    Gaming

  • She finds kneading dough relaxing, ten minutes of steady pushing that empties her head after a long day.

    Cooking

  • Waiting for the light is the most relaxing part of landscape work, an hour of sitting still on a cold hill.

    Photography

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