soothing
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsuːðɪŋ/
- Rhymes: -uːðɪŋ
Derived terms
Translations
Tending to soothe
Giving relief
Freeing from fear or anxiety
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Noun
soothing (plural soothings)
- The act by which somebody is soothed.
- 1823, Charles Caleb Colton
- 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.
- 1823, Charles Caleb Colton
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