Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

soothing

/ˈsuːðɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.45 in modern English

Syllables: sooth-ing
IPA: /ˈsuːðɪŋ/

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Tending to soothe or mollify.

adj

adj

Freeing from fear or anxiety.

verb

present participle and gerund of soothe

verb

present participle and gerund of sooth

noun

The act by which somebody is soothed.

Example Sentences

"soothing music"
"a soothing ointment"
"soothing words"
"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."
"I'll take you to the highest mountain To the depths of the deepest sea And we won't need a map, believe me Now let my body do the moving And let my hands do the soothing Let me show you the world in my eyes"

Inflected Forms

more soothing (comparative) most soothing (superlative) soothings (plural)

Derived Forms

oversoothing soothingly soothingness unsoothing

Synonyms

emollient assuasive

Rhymes With

smoothing

Questions

How do you pronounce soothing?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsuːðɪŋ/.
What does soothing mean?: Tending to soothe or mollify.

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