atoning, ppl. a.
(əˈtəʊnɪŋ)
[f. atone v. + -ing2.]
Reconciling; making reparation for offences; expiating.
| 1609 R. Armin Maids More-cl. (1880) 107 Two hearts relenting, Thine penetrable, through attoning pittie. 1814 Southey Roderick xv. Wks. IX. 137 Who on the Cross Gave his atoning blood for lost mankind. 1879 Geo. Eliot Theo. Such 122 Dion's atoning friendliness has a ring of artificiality. |