In order to relax, I need to listen to soothing music.
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Soothing
//ˈsuːðɪŋ//
Synonyms for "soothing" (136 found)
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48 translations across 20 languages.
Albanian
1 entries- qetësuese adj (Giving relief)
Ancient Greek
1 entries- ἤπιος adj (Tending to soothe)
Bulgarian
3 entries- облекчаващ adj (Giving relief)
- успокояващ adj (Tending to soothe)
- успокояващ adj (Freeing from fear or anxiety)
Czech
4 entries- konejšivý adj (Giving relief)
- konejšící adj (Tending to soothe)
- uklidňující adj (Tending to soothe)
- uklidňující adj (Freeing from fear or anxiety)
Danish
2 entries- beroligende adj (Freeing from fear or anxiety)
- lindrende adj (Giving relief)
Dutch
2 entries- geruststellend adj (Freeing from fear or anxiety)
- verzachtend adj (Giving relief)
Finnish
4 entries- helpottava adj (Giving relief)
- lievittävä adj (Giving relief)
- rauhoittava adj (Tending to soothe)
- rauhoittava adj (Freeing from fear or anxiety)
French
4 entries- apaisant adj (Tending to soothe)
- apaisant adj (Giving relief)
- apaisant adj (Freeing from fear or anxiety)
- pacifiant adj (Tending to soothe)
Galician
1 entries- calmante adj (Tending to soothe)
German
3 entries- beruhigend adj (Freeing from fear or anxiety)
- erleichternd adj (Giving relief)
- lindernd adj (Giving relief)
Hungarian
1 entries- megnyugtató adj (Freeing from fear or anxiety)
Italian
2 entries- calmante adj (Tending to soothe)
- calmante adj (Freeing from fear or anxiety)
Latin
1 entries- dēlēnificus adj (Tending to soothe)
Māori
1 entries- mamahutanga noun (The act or occasion by which somebody is soothed.)
Polish
3 entries- kojący adj (Giving relief)
- uspokajający adj (Tending to soothe)
- uspokajający adj (Giving relief)
Portuguese
2 entries- aliviante adj (Giving relief)
- tranquilizante adj (Freeing from fear or anxiety)
Russian
1 entries- успокаивающий adj (Tending to soothe)
Spanish
2 entries- tranquilizador adj (Freeing from fear or anxiety)
- tranquilizante adj (Freeing from fear or anxiety)
Swedish
4 entries- lindrande adj (Giving relief)
- lugnande adj (Tending to soothe)
- lugnande adj (Freeing from fear or anxiety)
- lättande adj (Giving relief)
Welsh
2 entries- esmwythydd adj (Tending to soothe)
- esmwythydd adj (Giving relief)
Sample sentences
15 total sentences available.
I often listen to soothing music in order to relax.
Source: tatoeba (393824)
Walking meditatively through the labyrinth was soothing.
Source: tatoeba (2582559)
A study has shown that dairy cattle can increase their milk production by up to three percent after having soothing music played to them for twelve hours per day over a nine-week period.
Source: tatoeba (2925569)
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