sooth
truth, reality, or fact.
soothing, soft, or sweet.
true or real.
Origin of sooth
1Other words from sooth
- soothly, adverb
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How to use sooth in a sentence
Sow fallow land when the soil is still getting light: fallow land is a defender from harm and a soother of children.
Hesiod, The Homeric Hymns, and Homerica | Homer and HesiodBut the most dexterous soother of qualms and scruples was Mrs. Lenoir.
Mrs. Maxon Protests | Anthony HopeWe are now to observe him reft of every admirer, every soother, every friend.
Sermons Preached at Brighton | Frederick W. RobertsonTime is a soother of sorrows, a healer of rancours, however legitimate.
Observations of an Orderly | Ward MuirHe found this dove-like creature a wonderful soother: he applied her more and more to his sore heart.
British Dictionary definitions for sooth
/ (suːθ) archaic, or poetic /
truth or reality (esp in the phrase in sooth)
true or real
smooth
Origin of sooth
1Derived forms of sooth
- soothly, adverb
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