soothing
English edit
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
soothing (comparative more soothing, superlative most soothing)
- Tending to soothe.
- soothing music
- Giving relief.
- a soothing ointment
- Freeing from fear or anxiety.
- soothing words
Derived terms edit
Translations edit
Tending to soothe
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Giving relief
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Freeing from fear or anxiety
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Verb edit
soothing
- present participle and gerund of soothe
- present participle and gerund of sooth
Noun edit
soothing (plural soothings)
- The act by which somebody is soothed.
- 1823, Charles Caleb Colton, (Please provide the book title or journal name):
- There are moments when the brightest minds prefer the soothings of sympathy to all the brilliance of wit, as he that is in need of repose, selects a bed of feathers, rather than of flints.