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smooth down

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She dropt into the nearest chair, and began with hasty tremulous hands to smooth down the cuffs of her black sleeves.

The next step is to soften the work done, and to smooth down with rough to fine glass-paper, wetting every part after each course.

The man kept coaxing, and moaning, and trying to smooth down little legs and arms.

I didn't have time to smooth down her ruffled feathers, so—the result is that we've each flocked alone.

After an edge has been cut, each side should be well rubbed with a folder to smooth down any burr left by the plough knife.

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On this page you'll find 95 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to smooth down, such as: alleviate, assuage, mollify, pacify, unburden, and ally.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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