🤗soothe

Meaning

to calm, comfort, or relieve pain or distress

to calm or comfort; to relieve pain or distress

Example Sentences

The mother soothed her crying baby.

The mother soothed her crying baby with a gentle lullaby.

Example Expressions

soothe the nerves

Synonyms

calm, comfort, ease, pacify, relieve, console

Entry 1

calm, comfort, ease, pacify, relieve

Entry 2

calm, comfort, pacify, console

Antonyms

agitate, irritate, upset, disturb

Entry 1

agitate, irritate, upset

Entry 2

agitate, disturb, irritate, upset

Collocations

soothe pain, soothe the mind, soothing voice, soothe anger, gently soothe, soothe baby, soothe nerves

Entry 1

soothe pain, soothe the mind, soothing voice, soothe anger

Entry 2

soothe pain, gently soothe, soothe baby, soothe nerves