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sootheth

sootheth 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.

See all 11 meanings of soothe

Origin of sootheth

soothe + -eth

Questions about sootheth

What is sootheth the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Sootheth is the third-person singular simple present indicative of soothe.

Words near sootheth in the dictionary

  1. soothering
  2. soothers
  3. soothes
  4. soothesome
  5. soothest
  6. sootheth
  7. soothfast
  8. soothfastly
  9. soothfastness
  10. soothful
  11. soothing

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