- 1soothe somebody to make someone who is anxious, upset, etc. feel calmer synonym calm The music soothed her for a while.
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- 2soothe something to make a tense or painful part of your body feel more comfortable synonym relieve This should soothe the pain. Take a warm bath to soothe tense, tired muscles. Phrasal Verbssoothe away
soothe
verbNAmE//suð//
Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they soothe he / she / it soothes
past simple soothed
-ing form soothing
adjective a soothing voice/lotion
adverb “There's no need to worry,” he said soothingly.See soothe in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
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