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Took the edge off
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soothed
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Word definitions for soothed in dictionaries
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Soothe \Soothe\ (s[=oo th]), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Soothed ; p. pr. & vb. n. Soothing .] [Originally, to assent to as true; OE. so[eth]ien to verify, AS. ges[=o eth]ian to prove the truth of, to bear witness. See Sooth , a.] To assent to as true. [Obs.] --Testament ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
vb. (en-past of: soothe )
Usage examples of soothed.
The light bathed her, burnt the soul-eaters and the lightkeeper soothed her with warm words and his warm light.
He pranced in place under me until I soothed him with my voice and a hand on the arching crest of his neck.
With a sure instinct the Hrruban let the nervous horse smell his hand while he soothed her with a soft purr.
After Greene's manner, the kindly old captain whom she'd known for years soothed her rattled nerves.
She soothed him as she examined the claw marks on the cross piece and noted the scratches on the thick leather of the reins but, apart from his scratches, there were no other bloody spots.
There we rubbed him down with twists of straw, and massaged his legs, and more carefully soothed his back.
Chester, at fifteen months, responded to her telepathic cues, turning from tears into smiles when she soothed him.
Relaxing as her hands gently soothed muscles and tendons, Peter wondered idly how long it was going to take him to move physically, rather than telekinetically.
But you've suffered a tremendous trauma, and you must rest,' Isthia said, her voice in the croon that had soothed Damia as a rebellious child.
She soothed Thian with what mental easing she could while he held his grieving 'Dinis tightly against him.
She closed her eyes with relief as juice and pulp soothed her parched mouth.
So the audience was being soothed to trust, encouraged to resist subversive philosophies: now what, Killashandra wondered?
Then a cool hand soothed her forehead and someone was urging her to sit up long enough to'drink this'.
Sandy's gentle hand soothed the hair back from her sweating face and patted her shoulder.
The man had a noticeable squint and an unpleasant expression on his face but, watching him for a moment as Kris explained how to prepare the bean properly, she seemed to have soothed him.