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# soothingly

adverb (soothingly)

«soothingly» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

In a calm, gentle way that makes someone feel less upset, worried or in pain. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/soothingly/#m1)

### In the lessons

A feelings word in stories and real life: parents speak soothingly to a crying baby, a nurse soothingly tells a child it will be alright. In The Wind in the Willows Rat talks soothingly to Mole when he is frightened or homesick. It also describes sounds and touches: water lapped soothingly, music played soothingly.

### Examples

- Mum spoke soothingly to the crying baby. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/soothingly/#x1)
- «There, there,» said Ratty soothingly. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/soothingly/#x2)
- The river murmured soothingly in the dark. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/soothingly/#x3)
- The vet stroked the frightened dog soothingly. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/soothingly/#x4)
- The cream felt soothingly cool on my sunburn. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/soothingly/#x5)
- She hummed soothingly until he fell asleep. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/soothingly/#x6)
- “It is not a great lie,” said Fionn soothingly. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/soothingly/#x7)

### Note

Adverb from «soothing», from the verb «soothe» (soothe, soothed). Spelling: sooth-ing-ly, keep the -th-. Opposite: harshly, roughly.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «soothingly» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/soothingly/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«soothingly» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/soothingly.html) on Mova free.