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soothingly

 [soo-thing]  

sooth·ing

   [soo-thing]
adjective
1.
that soothes: a soothing voice.
2.
tending to assuage pain: a soothing cough syrup.
Origin:
1590–1600; soothe + -ing2

Related forms
sooth·ing·ly, adverb
sooth·ing·ness, noun
o·ver·sooth·ing, adjective
o·ver·sooth·ing·ly, adverb
self-sooth·ing, adjective
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un·sooth·ing, adjective
un·sooth·ing·ly, adverb
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soothing (ˈsuːðɪŋ)
 
—adj
having a calming, assuaging, or relieving effect
 
soothingly
 
—adv
 
soothingness
 
—n

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