soothe
verb (used with object)
to tranquilize or calm (a person or their emotions); relieve, comfort, or refresh.
self-soothed
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a word derived from
soothe.
Example Sentences
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So when my friends started freaking out about A.I. coming to take our jobs, I self-soothed by fully participating in the fear fest.
From New York Times ● Apr. 8, 2023
For stretches of my adulthood, I have self-soothed by forgoing cooking dinner in favor of eating an entire bag of flavored kettle chips.
From Slate ● Jan. 8, 2019
But sleep — how much our children, and by extension we, get; whether it’s continuous or interrupted, light or deep, crying-induced or self-soothed — is a particularly of-the-moment obsession, particularly among well-off parents.
From New York Times ● Apr. 18, 2018
