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soothing en · ADJ

Pronunciation

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• /ˈsuːðɪŋ/

Meanings

1. Tending to soothe or mollify.
   • soothing music
2. Giving relief.
   • a soothing ointment
3. Freeing from fear or anxiety.
   • soothing words

Forms

Deriveds

soothingly · oversoothing · soothingness · unsoothing

Synonyms

emollient

Translations (52)

nl verzachtend (Giving relief) · es aserenante (Tending to soothe) · bg облекчаващ (Giving relief) · da beroligende (Freeing from fear or anxiety) · pl uspokajający (Giving relief) · de beruhigend (Freeing from fear or anxiety) · es aserenante (Freeing from fear or anxiety) · pt aliviante (Giving relief) · de erleichternd (Giving relief) · cs uklidňující (Tending to soothe) · cs uklidňující (Freeing from fear or anxiety) · grc ἤπιος (Tending to soothe) · cy esmwythydd (Giving relief) · de lindernd (Giving relief) · pt tranquilizante (Freeing from fear or anxiety) · fi rauhoittava (Tending to soothe) · hu megnyugtató (Freeing from fear or anxiety) · sv lugnande (Freeing from fear or anxiety) · fr pacifiant (Tending to soothe) · da lindrende (Giving relief) · es serenador (Tending to soothe) · fi tyynnyttävä (Freeing from fear or anxiety) · cy esmwythydd (Tending to soothe) · es serenante (Freeing from fear or anxiety) · fi helpottava (Giving relief) · pl uspokajający (Tending to soothe) · pl kojący (Giving relief) · bg успокояващ (Tending to soothe) · cs konejšivý (Giving relief) · ru успокаивающий (Tending to soothe) · sv lindrande (Giving relief) · nl geruststellend (Freeing from fear or anxiety) · it calmante (Tending to soothe) · gl calmante (Tending to soothe) · sv rogivande (Tending to soothe) · sq qetësuese (Giving relief) · bg успокояващ (Freeing from fear or anxiety) · es desenconante (Giving relief) · la dēlēnificus (Tending to soothe) · fr apaisant (Tending to soothe) · it calmante (Freeing from fear or anxiety) · fi tyynnyttävä (Tending to soothe) · sv lättande (Giving relief) · es serenador (Freeing from fear or anxiety) · fi rauhoittava (Freeing from fear or anxiety) · fr rassurant (Tending to soothe) · es serenante (Tending to soothe) · cs konejšící (Tending to soothe) · fr apaisant (Giving relief) · fi lievittävä (Giving relief) · sv lugnande (Tending to soothe) · fr apaisant (Freeing from fear or anxiety)

soothing en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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• /ˈsuːðɪŋ/

Meanings

1. The act by which somebody is soothed.
   • I'll take you to the highest mountain To the depths of the deepest sea And we won't need a map, believe me Now let my body do the moving And let my hands do the soothing Let me show you the world in my eyes 1990, “World in My Eyes”, in Violator, performed by Depeche Mode:
   • 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. 1823, Charles Caleb Colton, (Please provide the book title or journal name):

Forms

Translations (1)

mi mamahutanga (The act or occasion by which somebody is soothed.)

soothing en · VERB

Pronunciation

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• /ˈsuːðɪŋ/

Meanings

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