The noise became a steadied roaring.    From Wordnet, Princeton University. 

Adjective : a steady ladder. ,the steady swing of the pendulum. ,a steady diet of meat and potatoes; a steady wind. ,a steady job. ,steady nerves. ,a steady gaze; a steady hand. ,a steady purpose.    From Dictionary.com. 

Verb (used with object) : His calm confidence steadied the nervous passengers.    From Dictionary.com. 

Adverb : Hold the ladder steady. ,Is she working steady now?.    From Dictionary.com. 

Possibly the rain steadied Monarch, or sense came back to him through Jim's voice.    From Wordnik.com.  [Mates at Billabong] Reference

And as if the sound of his uncle's name steadied him for an instant.    From Wordnik.com.  [Rose In Bloom]

The old baby name steadied him a little.    From Wordnik.com.  [Sabotaged] Reference

"steadied" at their fences, but the pull should not be made nearer the fence than 30 yards.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Horsewoman A Practical Guide to Side-Saddle Riding, 2nd. Ed.] Reference

He steadied himself and they looked at each other.    From Wordnik.com.  [Persephone] Reference

Brady stretched out a grimy hand and steadied her.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Hermit of Far End] Reference

Casor steadied my hand by a firm grasp on my wrist.    From Wordnik.com.  [Excerpt from Pompeii ii] Reference

He steadied his legs and looked at the broken body.    From Wordnik.com.  [Gansevoort Ridge] Reference

Needles rose from their pins, flickered, then steadied.    From Wordnik.com.  [Alarm Clock] Reference

He set the wine glass on the dresser and steadied himself.    From Wordnik.com.  [Anniversary Cruise] Reference

As Browne steadied himself and drew back for a sweeping blow.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Island Home] Reference

Winter gave a pleased laugh as he steadied her with the wheel.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Motor Pirate] Reference

They steadied and sharpened, and the broadcast tape began to roll.    From Wordnik.com.  [Citadel] Reference

Terri and Gina steadied her arms so she could stand up more easily.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Naked Wedding] Reference

Kirby steadied his trailing legs, then went ahead with the lantern.    From Wordnik.com.  [Ride Proud, Rebel!] Reference

"He's a moderate, reform-minded general who steadied a sinking ship.".    From Wordnik.com.  [A CROWD PLEASER] Reference

The girl steadied herself against the couch before moving toward Nan.    From Wordnik.com.  [Nan] Reference

The breeze steadied and I turned toward home, but gave a last glance.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Bicycle Mechanic] Reference

"Drew --" Boyd's voice quavered and then steadied, "let's go home ....".    From Wordnik.com.  [Ride Proud, Rebel!] Reference

But David raised his head from the mantel-shelf and steadied his voice.    From Wordnik.com.  [Marcia Schuyler] Reference

The old skipper focussed a pair of binoculars and steadied them against.    From Wordnik.com.  [Men of Affairs] Reference

The mother steadied her cup with her other hand as she sipped her coffee.    From Wordnik.com.  [Route Four] Reference

At the thought the Bride's nerves steadied themselves, but her anger arose.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Sheaf of Corn] Reference

He steadied himself against the window ledge, tipped forward into the storm.    From Wordnik.com.  [Creatures: A Memoir] Reference

They steadied, again a fighting command and not a crowd of men facing defeat.    From Wordnik.com.  [Ride Proud, Rebel!] Reference

Chen Xiao, who steadied the business after Mr. Huang's arrest early last year.    From Wordnik.com.  [GOME Founder Fights On] Reference

“May I try?” she asked and the shopkeeper steadied the leather rope for her.    From Wordnik.com.  [Jew] Reference

He checked and steadied himself in the mirror, and tried out a few tearful poses.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Cryerer] Reference

She nervously introduced Meeker as her "partner" and steadied herself for the rebuff.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Search For God's Welcome] Reference

  His head hung limp and she gently lifted it up and steadied it on top of his neck.    From Wordnik.com.  [After the Badlands] Reference

Had the plane just begun its dive, air brakes might have slowed and steadied the plane.    From Wordnik.com.  ['I Put My Trust In God'] Reference

But for now, steadied by a hot economy and smart advisers, Ventura is on a surprising roll.    From Wordnik.com.  [Ventura's First Round] Reference

He took four long hops, steadied himself, arched upward, and flung the javelin through the air.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Spear Master] Reference

I texted my husband, rubbing my bruised knee as I steadied myself against the waist-high fence.    From Wordnik.com.  [One For The Table: "What the He'll?"] Reference

Drew steadied him against his shoulder, trying to picture for himself what was happening outside.    From Wordnik.com.  [Ride Proud, Rebel!] Reference

Castro, who turns 84 in a week, arrived on the arm of a subordinate who steadied him as he walked.    From Wordnik.com.  [Fidel Castro warns of nuclear risk in 1st speech to Cuban parliament in 4 years] Reference

Impatience flared in Xu's eyes but then she steadied and gave me her customarily unperturbed smile.    From Wordnik.com.  [Neophyte and Paradox] Reference