soothingadjective
uk/ˈsuː.ðɪŋ/us/ˈsuː.ðɪŋ/soothing adjective (LESS ANGRY)
C2 making you feel calm:
I put on some nice soothing music.
Her words had a soothing effect.
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Peaceful and tranquil
- calm
- dust
- incident
- lazy
- leisurely
- level
- low-key
- peace
- peaceable
- peaceful
- quiet
- quieten
- relaxed
- respite
- restful
- sequestered
- sleepy
- the lull before the storm idiom
- tranquil
- tranquillity
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soothing adjective (LESS PAINFUL)
making something less painful:
a soothing ointment
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Medical treatment: general words
- first aid
- first-aider
- general practice
- gynaecological
- irradiation
- med
- medical
- medicine
- modality
- muti
- non-surgical
- orthopaedic
- painkiller
- quackery
- reconstructive
- restorative
- stretcher sb off
- surgical
- surgically
- telemedicine
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soothingly
adverb uk/ˈsuː.ðɪŋ.li/us/ˈsuː.ðɪŋ.li/