- present participle of soothe.
soothing
Example Sentences
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When life gets you down, Danny Palumbo opines, nothing is more soothing than eating a meal prepared with love.
From Slate ● Jul. 27, 2026
But Booth’s writing is soothing, and his overall message — investing is simply a bet on human innovation and progress — is a truism worth repeating.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
However, Federal Reserve boss Kevin Warsh provided some support after saying price pressures had "come down" in recent weeks, soothing fears the central bank was preparing for an interest rate hike.
From Barron's ● Jul. 2, 2026
The Korean memory makers’ chief U.S. rival, Micron Technology, posted record quarterly earnings and better-than-expected guidance Wednesday on soaring memory-chip demand, soothing anxiety over the scale of spending on AI infrastructure and overheated valuations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026
He went from fungus to fungus, gathering, soothing, sticking the stems back in the dirt.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
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