sootheringadj.

Etymology: < soother v. + -ing suffix².

dialect and U.S.

Blandishing, cajoling.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > approval or sanction > commendation or praise > flattery or flattering > [adjective] > of words or manners

fairOE

honeyed1435

glozed1509

fair-tongued1541

fine1568

smoothed1568

smoothinga1592

sugary1591

slicked1594

rose water1598

rose-watered1599

candied1604

soft1609

courtlya1616

smooth-faced1626

oileda1640

blandished1671

sugar1687

fair-spoken1704

smooth-tongued1761

silky1778

pill-gilded1822

blarneyfied1830

greasy1848

blarneyed1861

soothering1866

soothing-syrupy1902

1866 E. Lynn Linton Lizzie Lorton II. i. 13 Thee 'se gitten a soothering tongue in thee head, lad.

1884 ‘M. Twain’ Adventures Huckleberry Finn xxvii. 232 When the place was packed full, the undertaker he slid around in his black gloves with his softy soothering ways.

1898 G. Bartram White-headed Boy 5 A kind of gentle look in them—a ‘soodherin'’ look, as we say in Ireland—the way a horse looks at you when he loves you.

1953 Scots Mag. Aug. 418 The mither sings a sootherin tune til a waukrif loon.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online June 2018).

单词	soothering
释义	sootheringadj. Etymology: < soother v. + -ing suffix². dialect and U.S. Blandishing, cajoling. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > approval or sanction > commendation or praise > flattery or flattering > [adjective] > of words or manners fairOE honeyed1435 glozed1509 fair-tongued1541 fine1568 smoothed1568 smoothinga1592 sugary1591 slicked1594 rose water1598 rose-watered1599 candied1604 soft1609 courtlya1616 smooth-faced1626 oileda1640 blandished1671 sugar1687 fair-spoken1704 smooth-tongued1761 silky1778 pill-gilded1822 blarneyfied1830 greasy1848 blarneyed1861 soothering1866 soothing-syrupy1902 1866 E. Lynn Linton Lizzie Lorton II. i. 13 Thee 'se gitten a soothering tongue in thee head, lad. 1884 ‘M. Twain’ Adventures Huckleberry Finn xxvii. 232 When the place was packed full, the undertaker he slid around in his black gloves with his softy soothering ways. 1898 G. Bartram White-headed Boy 5 A kind of gentle look in them—a ‘soodherin'’ look, as we say in Ireland—the way a horse looks at you when he loves you. 1953 Scots Mag. Aug. 418 The mither sings a sootherin tune til a waukrif loon. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online June 2018). < adj.1866
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