soothe
verb (used with object)
to tranquilize or calm (a person or their emotions); relieve, comfort, or refresh.
is soothing
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present progressiveof soothe (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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But Booth’s writing is soothing, and his overall message — investing is simply a bet on human innovation and progress — is a truism worth repeating.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
As the embassy posted on X on Thursday: "She's very energetic and her cute appearance is soothing."
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2024
She is heavily pregnant, and the bath is soothing, a weightless relief for her strained vessel of a body.
From New York Times ● Jan. 18, 2024
The sound of the shuffling symbol cards is soothing, like the fluttering of birds’ wings.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 17, 2022
“Yes, the cloth is soothing at times too. I was fearful here at first, the same as you, when everything was so new. But when I held the scrap, I felt reassured.”
From "Gathering Blue" by Lois Lowry
