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soothing
[ soo-thing ]
ˈsoothing
/ ˈsuːðɪŋ /
adjective
- having a calming, assuaging, or relieving effect
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Derived Forms
- ˈsoothingly, adverb
- ˈsoothingness, noun
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Other Words From
- soothing·ly adverb
- soothing·ness noun
- over·soothing adjective
- over·soothing·ly adverb
- self-soothing adjective
- un·soothing adjective
- un·soothing·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins
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Example Sentences
My husband rubs my back and makes soothing noises and tells me everything is going to be okay.
Until Levonuk reappeared an hour later wielding the soothing stuff at another Giant store 20 minutes away.
With its exquisite landscapes, birds-eye view and soothing cinematic music, Drone Boning makes sex look like art.
This was a soothing thought until I made the connection: my family had chosen to go on vacation without me.
But from the quiet solitude of small-town New England, Dr. Anderson would offer a soothing late-night phone call or Skype session.
Lamb fills his case, and lights this the ne plus ultra of a soothing weed.
Under the soothing influence of beauty, however, the vicar forgot his woes.
It combats ennui, lassitude, and intolerable vacuity, soothing the nerves and diverting attention from self.
Everywhere I marked only pleasant and soothing effects from the use of tobacco.
Here too its many virtues were first discovered, and its soothing effects first felt and appreciated.
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