soothe
verb (used with object)
to tranquilize or calm (a person or their emotions); relieve, comfort, or refresh.
had soothed
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past perfectof soothe.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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She had soothed the bad dream from her little son until he breathed smoothly in the dark and then crossed the floors to the bed and climbed in without brushing the sand from her feet.
From The New Yorker ● Jul. 2, 2018
Old Trafford certainly felt like a happy place once Marouane Fellaini’s 17th-minute goal had soothed the crowd’s early nerves.
From The Guardian ● May 11, 2017
I would curl up on her bed and we’d talk, my presence comforting her the way her voice and touch had soothed me as a kid.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 29, 2016
A few days before the Houston game, Reed told the defensive coordinator Chuck Pagano that he felt his best in five years, that the week off had soothed his aching shoulder.
From New York Times ● Jan. 21, 2012
What if, from the beginning, she had soothed the fears of Weep instead of stoking them?
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
