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  • present participle of soothe.
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soothing

[soo-thing] / ˈsu ðɪŋ /


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Despite the chaos and movement, the naturally pigmented palette provides a soothing calm, and we’re happy to be swept away.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

If you tell people to torture themselves by listening to their baby cry instead of soothing her, there’s a reasonable possibility that they will report some benefits to the method even if there aren’t any.

From Slate • May 3, 2026

So, rather than picking up your infant every time they start to scream, you wait a bit, maybe two minutes, before going in and saying something comforting, rather than soothing them back to sleep.

From Slate • May 3, 2026

Beauford Delaney’s 1964 gestural abstraction—a style he embraced only after moving to Paris in his 50s—is a swirling yet soothing congregation of ecru, dusty yellow and pale pink.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

Penelope laid a soothing hand on her head.

From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood




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