soothing
adjective
that soothes.
self-soothing
-
a word derived from
soothing.
Example Sentences
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But the Telegraph Neil McCormick awarded four stars, noting: "The overwhelming emotional mood is relief. It pervades the songs, a self-soothing blanket of gratitude that she has been rescued from solitude."
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2025
For some of us, that self-soothing means playing out a version of rustic life or managerial life in our own kitchen.
From Slate ● Mar. 15, 2025
But you’re right, when the world is feeling increasingly apocalyptic, those self-soothing behaviors are so at our fingertips.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 25, 2025
They might be self-soothing because they are stressed, and retail shopping feels like a release.
From Salon ● Feb. 1, 2025
And so it was with Arthur: Adam's judgment of him, Adam's grating words, disturbed his self-soothing arguments.
From Adam Bede by George Eliot
