soothe
verb (used with object)
to tranquilize or calm (a person or their emotions); relieve, comfort, or refresh.
were soothing
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past progressiveof soothe.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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If the hypnotic blue and purple shapes weren’t the basis for a perfect long-term forecast, they were soothing to take in live.
From Slate ● Dec. 29, 2022
These were soothing, consoling words that night in 2009 for his Department of Justice colleagues, eight U.S.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 3, 2020
“It felt like we were soothing some frayed nerves, and for that reason, it felt even more important.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2017
While these projects were soothing, her journal entries range from compassion and resolve to rage, expressed through gritted teeth and a classically British stiff upper lip.
From Newsweek ● Sep. 5, 2013
Hearing wild barks in the middle of a city had been jarring, unexpected, but now they were soothing.
From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman
