Giving relief.
a soothing ointment
Freeing from fear or anxiety.
soothing words
present participle and gerund of soothe
present participle and gerund of sooth
The act by which somebody is soothed.
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.
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