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SOOTHINGLY
soothingly
(adverb) in a soothing manner; “the mother talked soothingly to her child”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adverb
soothingly (comparative more soothingly, superlative most soothingly)
In a soothing manner.
Source: Wiktionary
Sooth"ing*ly, adv.
Definition: In a soothing manner.
SOOTHING
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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