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# soothe

«soothe» in Mova's school dictionary: **to make them calm when they are upset, angry or worried** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

verb (soothe, soothes, soothed, soothing)

### meaning for a pupil

1) To soothe someone is to make them calm when they are upset, angry or worried. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/soothe/#m1)

2) To soothe pain is to make it feel less bad. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/soothe/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In everyday life parents soothe crying babies with rocking and singing; cool water soothes a burn; aloe vera soothes sunburn. In lessons about feelings, pupils learn ways to soothe themselves: slow breathing, a hug, quiet music. Phrases: «soothe a baby», «soothing music», «soothe the pain».

### examples

- Dad soothed the crying baby by rocking her. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/soothe/#x1)
- Cool running water soothes a burn. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/soothe/#x2)
- Soft music soothes me when I'm worried. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/soothe/#x3)
- Honey and lemon can soothe a sore throat. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/soothe/#x4)
- The nurse spoke in a soothing voice. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/soothe/#x5)
- Take slow breaths to soothe yourself when you're angry. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/soothe/#x6)
- As they rode on, the stranger did his best to soothe her. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/soothe/#x7)

### note

Past: «soothed». Ends in «-the» (voiced «th» like «the»). Adjective: «soothing». Similar: «calm», «comfort». For a burn: cool water for about 20 minutes, no ice or butter.

### In the corpora

- [Dock leaves on nettle stings help mostly because rubbing and coolness soothe; they are not a strong chemical cure.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/chemistry/15-acids-in-the-kitchen/17/)
- [When a new baby arrives, parents spend hours feeding, changing and soothing it.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/292-jealousy-boredom-pride-and-hard-moments/2/)
- [Honey can soothe a sore throat and calm a cough a little, but it is never given to babies under 12 months.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/medicine/7-colds-and-flu/13/)
- [Chicken soup does not cure a cold, but warm drinks and soup can soothe a sore throat and help you drink enough.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/myths/4-colds-coughs-and-the-weather/16/)
- [Honey can soothe a cough a little in children over one year old, but it is not a cure for everything.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/world/164-it-worked-once-one-example-is-not-all/18/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «soothe» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/soothe/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.