soothe
verb (used with object)
to tranquilize or calm (a person or their emotions); relieve, comfort, or refresh.
soothed
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past participleof soothe.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof soothe.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
sootheverb (used with object)to tranquilize or calm (a person or their emotions); relieve, comfort, or refresh.
Example Sentences
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But there was a roughly 38% chance of a hike — up from closer to 13% a week ago, when cooler inflation data for June soothed worries over rate increases.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 26, 2026
Maybe having some allies in that moment soothed him.
From Salon ● Jul. 14, 2026
Investors, soothed by a lowering of tensions between the U.S. and China, have put trade worries on the back burner.
From Barron's ● Apr. 7, 2026
Some are mentally soothed by repeating specific words or phrases, a phenomenon known as echolalia, which can be misinterpreted by someone unfamiliar with the trait as mocking or uncooperative.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 1, 2026
She heard the song of the white throated sparrow, and was soothed by the piercing refrain.
From "The Birchbark House" by Louise Erdrich
