- to tranquilize or calm (a person or their emotions); relieve, comfort, or refresh: soothing someone's anger;to soothe someone with a hot drink.
- to mitigate, assuage, or allay, as pain, sorrow, or doubt: to soothe sunburned skin.
- to exert a calming influence; bring tranquility, ease, or comfort: a soft-spoken poem that soothes like a lullaby.
- to make calm or tranquil
- to relieve or assuage (pain, longing, etc)
- to bring tranquillity or relief