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soothes

/suːðz/

soothes is the third-person singular simple present indicative of soothe.

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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Words that rhyme with soothes

Questions about soothes

What is soothes the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Soothes is the third-person singular simple present indicative of soothe.
How do you pronounce soothes?
Soothes is pronounced /suːðz/.

Words near soothes in the dictionary

  1. soothens
  2. soother
  3. soothered
  4. soothering
  5. soothers
  6. soothes
  7. soothesome
  8. soothest
  9. sootheth
  10. soothfast
  11. soothfastly

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