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Soothing

//ˈsuːðɪŋ// adj, noun, verb

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Tending to soothe or mollify.

    "soothing music"

  2. 2
    Giving relief.

    "a soothing ointment"

  3. 3
    Freeing from fear or anxiety.

    "soothing words"

Adjective
  1. 1
    freeing from fear and anxiety wordnet
  2. 2
    affording physical relief wordnet
Noun
  1. 1
    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."

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of soothe form-of, gerund, participle, present
  2. 2
    present participle and gerund of sooth form-of, gerund, participle, present

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