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soothe
English
Etymology
From Middle English sothen (“to verify, prove the validity of”), from Old English s?þian (“to verify, prove, confirm, bear witness to”), from Proto-Germanic *sanþ?n? (“to prove, certify, acknowledge, testify”), from Proto-Indo-European *h?es- (“to be”). Cognate with Danish sande (“to verify”), Swedish sanna (“to verify”), Icelandic sanna (“to verify”), Gothic ???????????????????????? (suþjan), ???????????????????????? (suþj?n, “to soothe”). See also: sooth.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /su?ð/
- Rhymes: -u?ð
Verb
soothe (third-person singular simple present soothes, present participle soothing, simple past and past participle soothed)
- (transitive) To restore to ease, comfort, or tranquility; relieve; calm; quiet; refresh.
- 2013, Daniel Taylor, Andros Townsend calms England's nerves in taming of Montenegro (in The Guardian, 11 October 2013)[1]
- Yet Wayne Rooney scored at a good time, three minutes after the restart, to soothe any gathering nerves and the night can ultimately be chalked off as one of the finest occasions of Hodgson's 17 months in the job.
- 2013, Daniel Taylor, Andros Townsend calms England's nerves in taming of Montenegro (in The Guardian, 11 October 2013)[1]
- (transitive) To allay; assuage; mitigate; soften.
- (transitive, rare) To smooth over; render less obnoxious.
- (transitive) To calm or placate someone or some situation.
- (transitive) To ease or relieve pain or suffering.
- 1976, The Wurzels, I Am A Cider Drinker
- I am a cider drinker,
- I drinks it all of the day,
- I am a cider drinker,
- it soothes all me troubles away,
- 1976, The Wurzels, I Am A Cider Drinker
- (intransitive) To temporise by assent, concession, flattery, or cajolery.
- (intransitive) To bring comfort or relief.
- (transitive) To keep in good humour; wheedle; cajole; flatter.
- (transitive, obsolete) To prove true; verify; confirm as true.
- (transitive, obsolete) To confirm the statements of; maintain the truthfulness of (a person); bear out.
- (transitive, obsolete) To assent to; yield to; humour by agreement or concession.
Synonyms
- (humour by agreement or concession): comply, give way; See also Thesaurus:accede
Derived terms
- soothing, soothsayer
Translations
soothe From the web:
- what soothes a sore throat
- what soothes an upset stomach
- what soothes sunburn
- what soothes razor burn
- what soothes heartburn
- what soothes acid reflux
- what soothes mosquito bites
- what soothes a cough
muffle
English
Etymology
From Middle English muflen (“to muffle”), aphetic alteration of Anglo-Norman amoufler, from Old French enmoufler (“to wrap up, muffle”), from moufle (“mitten”), from Medieval Latin muffula (“a muff”), of Germanic origin (—first recorded in the Capitulary of Aachen in 817 C.E.), from Frankish *muffël (“a muff, wrap, envelope”) from *mauwa (“sleeve, wrap”) (from Proto-Germanic *maww? (“sleeve”)) + *vël (“skin, hide”) (from Proto-Germanic *fell? (“skin, film, fleece”). Alternate etymology traces the Medieval Latin word to Frankish *molfell (“soft garment made of hide”) from *mol (“softened, forworn”) (akin to Old High German molaw?n (“to soften”), Middle High German molwic (“soft”), English mulch) + *fell (“hide, skin”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /m?fl?/
- Rhymes: -?f?l
Noun
muffle (plural muffles)
- Anything that mutes or deadens sound.
- A warm piece of clothing for the hands.
- (slang, archaic) A boxing glove.
- A kiln or furnace, often electric, with no direct flames (a muffle furnace)
- The bare end of the nose between the nostrils, especially in ruminants.
- A machine with two pulleys to hoist load by spinning wheels, polyspast, block and tackle.
Translations
Verb
muffle (third-person singular simple present muffles, present participle muffling, simple past and past participle muffled)
- (transitive) To wrap (a person, face etc.) in fabric or another covering, for warmth or protection; often with up.
- The face lies muffled up within the garment.
- He muffled with a cloud his mournful eyes.
- 1712, John Arbuthnot, The History of John Bull
- muffled up in darkness and superstition
- (transitive) To wrap up or cover (a source of noise) in order to deaden the sound.
- to muffle the strings of a drum, or that part of an oar which rests in the rowlock
- (transitive) To mute or deaden (a sound etc.).
- 1999, George RR Martin, A Clash of Kings, Bantam 2011, p. 397:
- The singer's voice was muffled by the thick walls, yet Tyrion knew the verse.
- 1999, George RR Martin, A Clash of Kings, Bantam 2011, p. 397:
- (intransitive, dated) To speak indistinctly, or without clear articulation.
- (transitive, dated) To prevent seeing, or hearing, or speaking, by wraps bound about the head; to blindfold; to deafen.
Translations
muffle From the web:
- what muffler fits my car
- what muffler is the loudest
- what muffler should i get
- what muffles sound
- what muffler shop is open today
- what muffler sounds good on a v6
- what muffles sound the best
- what muffler does
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