"soothing" in the verb sense
1. comfort, soothe, console, solace
give moral or emotional strength to
2. soothe
cause to feel better
"the medicine soothes the pain of the inflammation"
"soothing" in the adjective sense
1. soothing
affording physical relief
"a soothing ointment for her sunburn"
2. assuasive, soothing
freeing from fear and anxiety
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