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Tending to soothe or mollify.
- soothing music
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Giving relief.
- a soothing ointment
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Freeing from fear or anxiety.
- soothing words
soothing
'su:ðiŋ9 senses · 202 ms
Level B2
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present participle and gerund of sootheform-ofgerundparticiple
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present participle and gerund of soothform-ofgerundparticiple
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The act by which somebody is soothed.
- There are moments when the brightest minds prefer the soothings of sympathy to all the brilliance of wit, as he that is in need of repose, selects a bed of feathers, rather than of flints.
- I'll take you to the highest mountain To the depths of the deepest sea And we won't need a map, believe me Now let my body do the moving And let my hands do the soothing Let me show you the world in my eyes