soothing

adjective

1. 1

   Tending to soothe or mollify.

   soothing music

2. 2

   Giving relief.

   a soothing ointment

3. 3

   Freeing from fear or anxiety.

   soothing words

verb

1. 1

   Also a form of soothepresent participle and gerund of soothe

2. 2

   Also a form of soothpresent participle and gerund of sooth

noun

1. 1

   The act by which somebody is soothed.

   There are moments when the brightest minds prefer the soothings of sympathy to all the brilliance of wit, as he that is in need of repose, selects a bed of feathers, rather than of flints.

   I'll take you to the highest mountain To the depths of the deepest sea And we won't need a map, believe me Now let my body do the moving And let my hands do the soothing Let me show you the world in my eyes

Forms

plural

soothings

comparative

more soothing

superlative

most soothing