sooth·ing

[soo-thing]

Origin:
1590–1600; soothe + -ing2

sooth·ing·ly, adverb
sooth·ing·ness, noun
o·ver·sooth·ing, adjective
o·ver·sooth·ing·ly, adverb
self-sooth·ing, adjective
un·sooth·ing, adjective
un·sooth·ing·ly, adverb
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soothe

[sooth] verb, soothed, sooth·ing.
verb (used with object)
1.
to tranquilize or calm, as a person or the feelings; relieve, comfort, or refresh: soothing someone's anger; to soothe someone with a hot drink.
2.
to mitigate, assuage, or allay, as pain, sorrow, or doubt: to soothe sunburned skin.
verb (used without object)
3.
to exert a soothing influence; bring tranquillity, calm, ease, or comfort.

Origin:
before 950; Middle English sothen to verify, Old English sōthian, equivalent to sōth sooth + -ian infinitive suffix; Modern English sense shift “to verify” > “to support (a person's statement)” > “to encourage” > “to calm”

sooth·er, noun
self-soothed, adjective
un·soothed, adjective


1. See comfort, allay. 2. alleviate, appease, mollify.


1. upset, roil.
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soothe (suːð) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
vb
1.  (tr) to make calm or tranquil
2.  (tr) to relieve or assuage (pain, longing, etc)
3.  (intr) to bring tranquillity or relief
 
[C16 (in the sense: to mollify): from Old English sōthian to prove; related to Old Norse sanna to assert; see sooth]
 
'soother
 
n

soothing (ˈsuːðɪŋ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
having a calming, assuaging, or relieving effect
 
soothingly
 
adv
 
soothingness
 
n

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Word Origin & History

soothe
O.E. soðian "show to be true," from soð "true" (see sooth). Sense of "quiet, comfort, mollify" is first recorded 1697, on notion of "to assuage one by asserting that what he says is true" (i.e. to be a yes-man), a sense attested from 1568.
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Example sentences
But this time both sides wanted more than soothing rhetoric.
Plan on soothing the pain by knocking back a few extra beers before kickoff.
Bet hugging your horse is more soothing than hugging my fish.
It attracts more birds than still water alone, and its soothing sound track
  transforms your space into a peaceful retreat.
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