单词 | self-soothe |
释义 | self-soothe[ self-sooth ] / ˈsɛlfˈsuð / verb (used without object)(of an infant or child) to stop fussing or crying, especially at naptime or bedtime, without receiving comfort from a parent or other caregiver: Don’t expect all babies to self-soothe as readily as this little sweetheart. to comfort oneself when experiencing sadness or distress: I need to go home and self-soothe with a comfy blanket and a large glass of wine. Origin of self-sootheFirst recorded in 1980–85; self- + soothe Words nearby self-sootheself-service, self-serving, self-similarity, self-slaughter, self-slayer, self-soothe, self-sow, self-sown, self-starter, self-sterile, self-stick Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for self-soothe
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