soothing

soothing

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsuːðɪŋ/
• Rhymes: -uːðɪŋ

Adjective

soothing (comparative more soothing, superlative most soothing)

1. Tending to soothe.

   soothing music

2. Giving relief.

   a soothing ointment

3. Freeing from fear or anxiety.

   soothing words

Derived terms

• soothingly

Translations

Tending to soothe

Czech: konejšící, uklidňující Finnish: rauhoittava (fi), tyynnyttävä (fi) French: apaisant (fr), pacifiant (fr), rassurant (fr) Galician: calmante (gl) m or f

Italian: calmante (it) m or f Polish: uspokajający m Swedish: rogivande (sv), lugnande (sv)

Giving relief

Albanian: qetësuese Czech: konejšivý m Danish: lindrende Dutch: verzachtend (nl) Finnish: helpottava (fi), lievittävä (fi)

German: erleichternd (de), lindernd (de) Polish: kojący m, uspokajający m Portuguese: aliviar (pt) Swedish: lindrande (sv), lättande (sv)

Freeing from fear or anxiety

Czech: uklidňující Danish: beroligende Dutch: geruststellend (nl) Finnish: rauhoittava (fi), tyynnyttävä (fi) German: beruhigend (de)

Hungarian: megnyugtató (hu) Italian: calmante (it) m or f Portuguese: tranquilizar (pt) Swedish: lugnande (sv)

Verb

soothing

1. present participle of soothe

Noun

soothing (plural soothings)

1. The act by which somebody is soothed.
   • 1823, Charles Caleb Colton

     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.

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