Associations to the word «Soothing»

Wiktionary

SOOTHING, adjective. Tending to soothe.
SOOTHING, adjective. Giving relief.
SOOTHING, adjective. Freeing from fear or anxiety.
SOOTHING, verb. Present participle of soothe
SOOTHING, noun. The act by which somebody is soothed.

Dictionary definition

SOOTHING, adjective. Affording physical relief; "a soothing ointment for her sunburn".
SOOTHING, adjective. Freeing from fear and anxiety.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats