soothe
31soothe — Ho omālie, ho onā. Also: nā, ho onānā, ho oka ahea, kūpalaiki, mali, malimali, ho omalimali, pohu, ho oma alili; pa apa anā (rare) …
32soothe — v.tr. 1 calm (a person or feelings). 2 soften or mitigate (pain). 3 archaic flatter or humour. Derivatives: soother n. soothing adj. soothingly adv. Etymology: OE sothian verify f. soth true: see SOOTH …
33sooth vs soothe — Sooth is a noun, it s an old fashioned word that means truth. For example: Ay, sooth, so humbled. That he hath left part of his grief with me. Shakespeare s Othello. Soothe is a verb that means to reduce pain or discomfort, For example:… …
34sooth vs soothe — Sooth is a noun, it s an old fashioned word that means truth. For example: Ay, sooth, so humbled. That he hath left part of his grief with me. Shakespeare s Othello. Soothe is a verb that means to reduce pain or discomfort, For example:… …
35music has charms to soothe the savage breast — Meaning Origin William Congreve. 1670 1729. The Mourning Bride. Act i. Sc. 1. Music hath charms to soothe the savage breast, To soften rocks, or bend a knotted oak …
36Music hath charms to soothe a savage breast — is the correct quotation from the Congreve play The Mourning Bride. Not the savage breast or a savage beast …
37Music hath charms to soothe a savage breast — is the correct quotation from the Congreve play The Mourning Bride. It is not the savage breast or a savage beast or any of the other variants sometimes attributed to it …
38Soothed — 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.] 1. To assent to as… …
39Soothing — 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.] 1. To assent to as… …
40sooth´er — soothe «sooth», verb, soothed, sooth|ing. –v.t. 1. to quiet; calm; comfort: »The mother soothed the crying child. Music hath charms to soothe a savage breast (William Congreve) …