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- Dictionarybracing/ˈbreɪsɪŋ/
adjective
- 1. fresh and invigorating: "the bracing sea air"
- 2. (of a support) serving to brace a structure: "bracing struts"
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having a strong effect on your senses or emotions : The finale, bracing and exhilarating, dazzled from start to finish. Starting life again as a single woman has been bracing, a little scary, but ultimately very good for me. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Cool. cool (someone/something) down/off phrasal verb. cooldown. coolness.
: giving strength, vigor, or freshness. a bracing breeze. bracingly adverb. Synonyms. cordial. invigorating. refreshing. rejuvenating. restorative. reviving. stimulating. stimulative. tonic. vitalizing. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of bracing in a Sentence. a chilly but bracing day.
1. refreshing; stimulating; invigorating. the air here is bracing. noun. 2. a system of braces used to strengthen or support. the bracing supporting the building is perfectly adequate. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers.
Anything bracing is brisk and refreshing. A Mainer might consider a January swim in the Atlantic Ocean to be bracing, while her Floridian best friend may think she's crazy. You probably enjoy the bracing sea air when you're on a sailboat, or the bracing hike you take up the side of a mountain.
Bracing definition: strengthening; invigorating. See examples of BRACING used in a sentence.
Noun. Verb. Filter. adjective. Invigorating; stimulating; refreshing. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Synonyms: brisk. tonic. refreshing. fresh. refreshful. invigorative. coolish. zesty. zestful. strengthening. salubrious. reinforcing. quickening. healthful. Antonyms: tiring. exhausting. debilitating. noun. A device that braces; support.
Definition of bracing adjective in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
bracing meaning: Bracing weather or a bracing activity makes you feel cold but healthy and full of energy: . Learn more.
n. [ countable] something that holds parts in place, such as a clamp; something that helps make something rigid: He nailed in a brace to support the beams. Dentistry Usually, braces. [ plural] a set of wires or bands attached to the teeth, used to straighten crooked teeth: got braces when she was twelve.
1. a. : prepare, steel. brace yourself for the shock. : invigorate, freshen. I took the shower and it braced me up a bit. Raymond Chandler. c. : to prepare for use by making taut. brace a drum. 2. a. : to furnish or support with a brace (see brace entry 2 sense 1) heavily braced against the wind. b. : to make stronger : reinforce.
