Salving — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

save from ruin, destruction, or harm

apply a salve to, usually for the purpose of healing

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/sˈælvɪŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/sˈalvɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/sˈalvɪŋ/

2 syllables Say it as /sˈælvɪŋ/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

salvage emollient save softening salve demulcent relieve

Parts of Speech

verb	save from ruin, destruction, or harm
verb	apply a salve to, usually for the purpose of healing
adjective	having a softening or soothing effect especially to the skin

Word Forms

salvage	noun	the act of saving goods or property that were in danger of damage or destruction
salvager	noun	someone who salvages
salvation	noun	saving someone or something from harm or from an unpleasant situation
saver	noun	someone who saves something from danger or violence
salve	noun	anything that remedies or heals or soothes
demulcent	noun	a medication (in the form of an oil or salve etc.) that soothes inflamed or injured skin
emollient	noun	toiletry consisting of any of various substances in the form of a thick liquid that have a soothing and moisturizing effect when applied to the skin

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Salbung

vor Ruin, Zerstörung oder Schaden bewahren

🇫🇷French

sauver

sauver de la ruine, de la destruction ou du mal

🇪🇸Spanish

salvando

salvar de la ruina, la destrucción o el daño

🇮🇹Italian

salvifica

salvare dalla rovina, dalla distruzione o dal danno

🇳🇱Dutch

zalven

te redden van ondergang, vernietiging of schade

🇵🇹Portuguese

salvando

salvar da ruína, destruição ou dano

🇷🇺Russian

спасение

спасти от разорения, разрушения или вреда

India

🇮🇳Hindi

उद्धार

बर्बादी, विनाश, या हानि से बचाएं

🇧🇩Bengali

উদ্ধার

ধ্বংস, ধ্বংস বা ক্ষতি থেকে রক্ষা করুন

🇮🇳Tamil

இரட்சித்தல்

அழிவு, அழிவு அல்லது தீங்கிலிருந்து காப்பாற்றுங்கள்

🇮🇳Telugu

రక్షించడం

నాశనం, విధ్వంసం లేదా హాని నుండి రక్షించండి

🇮🇳Marathi

बचत

नाश, नाश किंवा हानीपासून वाचवा

🇮🇳Gujarati

બચાવ

વિનાશ, વિનાશ અથવા નુકસાનથી બચાવો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಉಳಿಸುವ

ವಿನಾಶ, ವಿನಾಶ ಅಥವಾ ಹಾನಿಯಿಂದ ಉಳಿಸಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

രക്ഷിക്കുന്നു

നാശത്തിൽ നിന്നോ നാശത്തിൽ നിന്നോ ഉപദ്രവത്തിൽ നിന്നോ രക്ഷിക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬਚਾਉਣਾ

ਬਰਬਾਦੀ, ਤਬਾਹੀ ਜਾਂ ਨੁਕਸਾਨ ਤੋਂ ਬਚਾਓ

🇵🇰Urdu

نجات

تباہی، تباہی، یا نقصان سے بچائیں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

打捞

免遭毁坏、毁坏或伤害

🇯🇵Japanese

救う

破滅、破壊、危害から救う

🇰🇷Korean

구원하다

파멸, 파괴 또는 피해로부터 보호

🇻🇳Vietnamese

cứu rỗi

cứu khỏi sự hủy hoại, phá hủy hoặc tổn hại

🇹🇭Thai

กู้ภัย

พ้นจากความพินาศ การทำลาย หรืออันตราย

🇮🇩Indonesian

menyelamatkan

menyelamatkan dari kehancuran, kehancuran, atau bahaya

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الخلاص

حفظه من الخراب أو الدمار أو الأذى

🇮🇷Persian

نجات دادن

از خرابی، نابودی یا آسیب نجات دهید

🇹🇷Turkish

kurtarma

yıkımdan, yıkımdan veya zarardan kurtarmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

הצלה

להציל מהרס, הרס או פגיעה

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