"soothing" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈsuːðɪŋ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-soothing.wav [US] Forms: more soothing [comparative], most soothing [superlative]
Rhymes: -uːðɪŋ Head templates: {{en-adj}} soothing (comparative more soothing, superlative most soothing)
  1. Tending to soothe. Translations (Tending to soothe): ἤπιος (ḗpios) (Ancient Greek), успокояващ (uspokojavašt) (Bulgarian), konejšící (Czech), uklidňující (Czech), rauhoittava (Finnish), tyynnyttävä (Finnish), apaisant (French), pacifiant (French), rassurant (French), calmante [feminine, masculine] (Galician), calmante [feminine, masculine] (Italian), dēlēnificus (Latin), uspokajający [masculine] (Polish), успокаивающий (uspokaivajuščij) (Russian), rogivande (Swedish), lugnande (Swedish), esmwythydd (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-soothing-en-adj-Gt4G0ho- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 15 3 6 2 38 37 Disambiguation of 'Tending to soothe': 97 2 1
  2. Giving relief. Translations (Giving relief): qetësuese (Albanian), облекчаващ (oblekčavašt) (Bulgarian), konejšivý [masculine] (Czech), lindrende (Danish), verzachtend (Dutch), helpottava (Finnish), lievittävä (Finnish), apaisant (French), erleichternd (German), lindernd (German), kojący [masculine] (Polish), uspokajający [masculine] (Polish), aliviante (Portuguese), lindrande (Swedish), lättande (Swedish), esmwythydd (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-soothing-en-adj-FKHDph4B Disambiguation of 'Giving relief': 2 97 1
  3. Freeing from fear or anxiety. Translations (Freeing from fear or anxiety): успокояващ (uspokojavašt) (Bulgarian), uklidňující (Czech), beroligende (Danish), geruststellend (Dutch), rauhoittava (Finnish), tyynnyttävä (Finnish), apaisant (French), beruhigend (German), megnyugtató (Hungarian), calmante [feminine, masculine] (Italian), tranquilizante (Portuguese), tranquilizador (Spanish), tranquilizante (Spanish), lugnande (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-soothing-en-adj-yzIqDeSG Disambiguation of 'Freeing from fear or anxiety': 1 1 98
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: soothingly, soothingness

Noun

IPA: /ˈsuːðɪŋ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-soothing.wav [US] Forms: soothings [plural]
Rhymes: -uːðɪŋ Head templates: {{en-noun}} soothing (plural soothings)
  1. The act by which somebody is soothed.
    Sense id: en-soothing-en-noun-DAHcN-S-

Verb

IPA: /ˈsuːðɪŋ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-soothing.wav [US]
Rhymes: -uːðɪŋ Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} soothing
  1. present participle and gerund of soothe Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: soothe
    Sense id: en-soothing-en-verb-Os~D1hiT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 15 3 6 2 38 37
  2. present participle and gerund of sooth Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: sooth
    Sense id: en-soothing-en-verb-M9yesmSG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 15 3 6 2 38 37

Inflected forms

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      "sense": "Tending to soothe",
      "word": "успокояващ"
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      "sense": "Tending to soothe",
      "word": "konejšící"
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    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "Tending to soothe",
      "word": "uklidňující"
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    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "Tending to soothe",
      "word": "rauhoittava"
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    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "Tending to soothe",
      "word": "tyynnyttävä"
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      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "Tending to soothe",
      "word": "apaisant"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "Tending to soothe",
      "word": "pacifiant"
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      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "Tending to soothe",
      "word": "rassurant"
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    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "Tending to soothe",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "calmante"
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      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "ḗpios",
      "sense": "Tending to soothe",
      "word": "ἤπιος"
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      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "Tending to soothe",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "calmante"
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      "code": "la",
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      "sense": "Tending to soothe",
      "word": "dēlēnificus"
    },
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      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "Tending to soothe",
      "tags": [
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      "roman": "uspokaivajuščij",
      "sense": "Tending to soothe",
      "word": "успокаивающий"
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    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "Tending to soothe",
      "word": "rogivande"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "Tending to soothe",
      "word": "lugnande"
    },
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      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "Tending to soothe",
      "word": "esmwythydd"
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      "code": "sq",
      "lang": "Albanian",
      "sense": "Giving relief",
      "word": "qetësuese"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "oblekčavašt",
      "sense": "Giving relief",
      "word": "облекчаващ"
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      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "Giving relief",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "konejšivý"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "Giving relief",
      "word": "lindrende"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "Giving relief",
      "word": "verzachtend"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "Giving relief",
      "word": "helpottava"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "Giving relief",
      "word": "lievittävä"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "Giving relief",
      "word": "apaisant"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "Giving relief",
      "word": "erleichternd"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "Giving relief",
      "word": "lindernd"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "Giving relief",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "kojący"
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      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "Giving relief",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "uspokajający"
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    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "Giving relief",
      "word": "aliviante"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "Giving relief",
      "word": "lindrande"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "Giving relief",
      "word": "lättande"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "Giving relief",
      "word": "esmwythydd"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "uspokojavašt",
      "sense": "Freeing from fear or anxiety",
      "word": "успокояващ"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "Freeing from fear or anxiety",
      "word": "uklidňující"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "Freeing from fear or anxiety",
      "word": "beroligende"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "Freeing from fear or anxiety",
      "word": "geruststellend"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "Freeing from fear or anxiety",
      "word": "rauhoittava"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "Freeing from fear or anxiety",
      "word": "tyynnyttävä"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "Freeing from fear or anxiety",
      "word": "apaisant"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "Freeing from fear or anxiety",
      "word": "beruhigend"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "Freeing from fear or anxiety",
      "word": "megnyugtató"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "Freeing from fear or anxiety",
      "tags": [
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        "masculine"
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      "word": "calmante"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "Freeing from fear or anxiety",
      "word": "tranquilizante"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "Freeing from fear or anxiety",
      "word": "tranquilizador"
    },
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      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "Freeing from fear or anxiety",
      "word": "tranquilizante"
    },
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      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "Freeing from fear or anxiety",
      "word": "lugnande"
    }
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