soothing

English

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈsuːðɪŋ/
Rhymes: -uːðɪŋ

Adjective

soothing (comparative more soothing, superlative most soothing)

Tending to soothe.
soothing music
Giving relief.
a soothing ointment
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

present participle of soothe

Noun

soothing (plural soothings)

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.

Anagrams

hootings, shooting

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