Reliving vs. Relieving — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Reliving and Relieving
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Reliving
To undergo or experience again, especially in the imagination.
Relieving
To cause a lessening or alleviation of
Relieved all his symptoms.
Relieved the tension.
Reliving
To live again.
Relieving
To make less tedious, monotonous, or unpleasant
Only one small candle relieved the gloom.
Reliving
Present participle of relive
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Relieving
To free from pain, anxiety, or distress
I was relieved by the news that they had arrived home safely.
Reliving
The act by which something is relived.
Relieving
To furnish assistance or aid to
Relieve the flooded region.
Reliving
A recurrence of a prior experience;
The reliving of a strong emotion can be therapeutic
Relieving
To rescue from siege.
Relieving
To release (a person) from an obligation, restriction, or burden.
Relieving
To free from a specified duty by providing or acting as a substitute.
Relieving
(Baseball) To enter the game as a relief pitcher after (another pitcher).
Relieving
(Informal) To rob or deprive
Pickpockets relieved him of his money.
Relieving
(Archaic) To make prominent or effective by contrast; set off.
Relieving
Present participle of relieve
Relieving
That brings relief.
Relieving
(archaic) A change in colour, texture, etc. that relieves monotony.
Relieving
Serving or tending to relieve.
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