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soothe
verb as in calm, ease
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They were desperate, and all you could do was to soothe and calm; in every call you tried to get their story, to get them talking.
He did not speak words meant to soothe a “fundamentalist” audience.
So she finds ways to self-soothe through pleasure and play, and also by figuring out what makes her father happy.
“To get up and soothe is not my inclination,” says a defiant Romney.
Working hard to turn heads and soothe nerves is Osmel Sousa.
In those dim aisles and mighty halls brooded a Presence that he knew could soothe and comfort.
And Mrs. Haggard, after attempting to soothe the wounded feelings of her maid, directed her to accompany them.
She did not respond; she did not attempt to soothe him; if ever looks expressed reproach and aversion, hers did then.
William omitted nothing that a brother could have done to soothe and conciliate a brother.
Nothing else can soothe the wounded feelings as well as a tender embrace or a word from mother.
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On this page you'll find 114 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to soothe, such as: allay, alleviate, appease, assuage, cool, and mitigate.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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