soothing

• IPA^(key): /ˈsuːðɪŋ/

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• Rhymes: -uːðɪŋ

soothing (comparative more soothing, superlative most soothing)

1. Tending to soothe or mollify.

   Synonym: emollient

   soothing music

2. Giving relief.

   a soothing ointment

3. Freeing from fear or anxiety.

   soothing words

• soothingly
• soothingness

soothing

1. present participle and gerund of soothe
2. present participle and gerund of sooth

soothing (plural soothings)

1. The act by which somebody is soothed.
   • 1823, Charles Caleb Colton, (Please provide the book title or journal name):

     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.

   • 1990, “World in My Eyes”, in Violator, performed by Depeche Mode:

     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

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