SOOTHING

assuasive, soothing

(adjective) freeing from fear and anxiety

soothing

(adjective) affording physical relief; “a soothing ointment for her sunburn”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Adjective

soothing (comparative more soothing, superlative most soothing)

Tending to soothe.

Giving relief.

Freeing from fear or anxiety.

Verb

soothing

present participle of soothe

Noun

soothing (plural soothings)

The act by which somebody is soothed.

Anagrams

• hootings, shooting

Source: Wiktionary


Sooth"ing, a. & n.

Definition: from Soothe, v.

SOOTHE

Soothe, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Soothed; p. pr. & vb. n. Soothing.] Etym: [Originally, to assent to as true; OE. so to verify, AS. ges to prove the truth of, to bear witness. See Sooth, a.]

1. To assent to as true. [Obs.] Testament of Love.

2. To assent to; to comply with; to gratify; to humor by compliance; to please with blandishments or soft words; to flatter. Good, my lord, soothe him, let him take the fellow. Shak. I've tried the force of every reason on him, Soothed and caressed, been angry, soothed again. Addison.

3. To assuage; to mollify; to calm; to comfort; as, to soothe a crying child; to soothe one's sorrows. Music hath charms to soothe the savage breast, To soften rocks, or bend a knotted oak. Congreve. Though the sound of Fame May for a moment soothe, it can not slake The fever of vain longing. Byron.

Syn.

– To soften; assuage; allay; compose; mollify; tranquilize; pacify; mitigate.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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