soothe
verb (used with object)
to tranquilize or calm (a person or their emotions); relieve, comfort, or refresh.
had been soothing
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past perfect progressiveof soothe.past perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that was ongoing continuously in the past up until another past event interrupted it.
Example Sentences
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And his friendly solicitude had been soothing to Anthony through the day, restoring his balance of mind, and quieting the nervous restlessness which had possessed him hitherto.
From For the Faith by Evelyn Everett-Green
The sweet and gracious comfortings with which Christ had been soothing the disciples' fears went very deep, but hitherto they had not gone deep enough.
From Expositions of Holy Scripture St. John Chapters I to XIV by Alexander Maclaren
The voice had been soothing, but the shock on seeing the face, when his eyes had come back into focus, was enough to change all his ideas.
From Evil Out of Onzar by Mark Ganes
And she bent forward and kissed her gently, as if she had been soothing a child.
From The Shuttle by Frances Hodgson Burnett
Trigger, unmollified, pointed out that the p. 58 methods he'd used not to worry her hardly had been soothing.
From Legacy by James H. Schmitz
