soothe
/suːð/ verb B1- To restore to ease, comfort, or tranquility; relieve; calm; quiet; refresh.
- To allay; assuage; mitigate; soften.
- To calm or placate someone or some situation.
- To ease or relieve pain or suffering.
- To temporise by assent, concession, flattery, or cajolery.
- To bring comfort or relief.
- To keep in good humour; wheedle; cajole; flatter.
He/she/it soothes · Past soothed · Past participle soothed · -ing form soothing
Verb forms
- Base form
- soothe
- He/she/it
- soothes
- Past
- soothed
- Past participle
- soothed
- -ing form
- soothing
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She had therefore taken her to the bedroom, and endeavoured to soothe her.
Inside was a beautiful stretch of lawn with an old sundial in the middle, the whole effect so soothing and restful that it was welcome to my somewhat jangled nerves.
Twice during the Hundred Days had Morrel renewed his demand, and twice had Villefort soothed him with promises.
He does not say so, but I can read it from his soothing answers and averted eyes.
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