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besoothing

besoothing is the present participle and gerund of besoothe.

Meaning of besoothe

Verb

besoothe (third-person singular simple present besoothes, present participle besoothing, simple past and past participle besoothed)

  1. (transitive) To soothe about or all over; comfort.
    • Attracting downward some responsive grace Or balm which heal'd him, like the hand of God: Or haply music, (like the lyre of old, Tuned into magic by the sweeping touch Of David, when he charm'd the fiend from Saul,) Besoothed the spirit; till o'er all his frame A lulling softness exquisitely crept...1842, Robert Montgomery, Martin Luther, Luther: or, The spirit of the Reformation

Questions about besoothing

What is besoothing the present participle and gerund of?
Besoothing is the present participle and gerund of besoothe.

Words near besoothing in the dictionary

  1. besonians
  2. besoot
  3. besoothe
  4. besoothed
  5. besoothes
  6. besoothing
  7. besorrow
  8. besort
  9. besorted
  10. besorting
  11. besorts

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