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soothing

/ˈsuːðɪŋ/

verb
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🇬🇧 UK

/ˈsuːðɪŋ/

🇺🇸 US

/ˈsuːðɪŋ/

Meaning

  1. Meaning 1 · verb

    To restore to ease, comfort, or tranquility; relieve; calm; quiet; refresh.

  2. Meaning 2 · verb

    To allay; assuage; mitigate; soften.

  3. Meaning 3 · verb

    To smooth over; render less obnoxious.

  4. Meaning 4 · verb

    To calm or placate someone or some situation.

  5. Meaning 5 · verb

    To ease or relieve pain or suffering.

  6. Meaning 6 · verb

    To temporise by assent, concession, flattery, or cajolery.

  7. Meaning 7 · verb

    To bring comfort or relief.

  8. Meaning 8 · verb

    To keep in good humour; wheedle; cajole; flatter.

  9. Meaning 9 · verb

    To prove true; verify; confirm as true.

  10. Meaning 10 · verb

    To confirm the statements of; maintain the truthfulness of (a person); bear out.

  11. Meaning 11 · verb

    To assent to; yield to; humour by agreement or concession.

  12. Meaning 12 · noun

    The act by which somebody is soothed.

  13. Meaning 13 · adjective

    Tending to soothe.

    “soothing music”

  14. Meaning 14 · adjective

    Giving relief.

  15. Meaning 15 · adjective

    Freeing from fear or anxiety.

    “soothing words”

How this word is used

  • Everyday “soothing music”
  • General “soothing words”

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