■ verb gently calm (a person or their feelings).
↘reduce pain or discomfort in.
↘relieve (pain).
Derivatives
~r noun
soothing adjective
soothingly adverb
Origin
OE sōthian 'verify, show to be true', from sōth 'true' (see sooth ).
■ verb gently calm (a person or their feelings).
↘reduce pain or discomfort in.
↘relieve (pain).
Derivatives
~r noun
soothing adjective
soothingly adverb
Origin
OE sōthian 'verify, show to be true', from sōth 'true' (see sooth ).
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004