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soothed

/suːðd/

soothed is the simple past and past participle of soothe.

soothed is the simple past and past participle of sooth.

Meaning of soothe

Verb

soothe (third-person singular simple present soothes, present participle soothing, simple past and past participle soothed)

  1. (transitive) To restore to ease, comfort, or tranquility; relieve; calm; quiet; refresh.
    • Muſick has Charms to ſooth a ſavage Breaſt,
      To ſoften Rocks, or bend a knotted Oak.1697, [William] Congreve, The Mourning Bride, a Tragedy. […], London: […] Jacob Tonson, […], →OCLC, Act I, page 1
  2. (transitive) To allay; assuage; mitigate; soften.
  3. (rare, transitive) To smooth over; render less obnoxious.
  4. (transitive) To calm or placate someone or some situation.
  5. (transitive) To ease or relieve pain or suffering.
    • I am a cider drinker, I drinks it all of the day
      I am a cider drinker, it soothes all me troubles away1976, The Wurzels, I Am A Cider Drinker
  6. (intransitive) To temporise by assent, concession, flattery, or cajolery.

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Meaning of sooth

Noun

sooth (uncountable)

  1. (archaic) Truth.
    • In sooth, I know not why I am so sad.c. 1596–1598 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Merchant of Venice”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward]...
  2. (obsolete) Augury; prognostication.
    • The sooth of birds, by beating of their wings.1579, Immeritô [pseudonym; Edmund Spenser], “December. Ægloga Duodecima.”, in The Shepheardes Calender: […], London: […] Iohn Wolfe for Iohn Harrison the yonger, […], →OCLC
  3. (obsolete) Blandishment; cajolery.
  4. (obsolete) Reality; fact.

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Questions about soothed

What is soothed the simple past and past participle of?
Soothed is the simple past and past participle of soothe.
How do you pronounce soothed?
Soothed is pronounced /suːðd/.

Words near soothed in the dictionary

  1. sootflakes
  2. sooth
  3. soothability
  4. soothable
  5. soothe
  6. soothed
  7. soothen
  8. soothened
  9. soothening
  10. soothens
  11. soother

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