Soothed vs Exclaimed - What's the difference?
soothed | exclaimed |
(soothe)
(obsolete) To prove true; verify; confirm as true.
(obsolete) To confirm the statements of; maintain the truthfulness of (a person); bear out.
(obsolete) To assent to; yield to; humour by agreement or concession.
To keep in good humour; wheedle; cajole; flatter.
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)[http://www.theguardian.com/football/2013/oct/11/england-montenegro-world-cup-qualifier]
To allay; assuage; mitigate; soften.
(rare) To smooth over; render less obnoxious.
To calm or placate someone or some situation.
To ease or relieve pain or suffering.
To temporise by assent, concession, flattery, or cajolery.
To bring comfort or relief.
(exclaim)
(lb) To cry out suddenly, from some strong emotion.
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*:“Heavens!” exclaimed Nina, “the blue-stocking and the fogy!—and yours are'' pale blue, Eileen!—you’re about as self-conscious as Drina—slumping there with your hair tumbling ''à la Mérode! Oh, it's very picturesque, of course, but a straight spine and good grooming is better.”
(obsolete) Exclamation; outcry, clamor.
* 1635 , John Donne, "His parting form her":
As verbs the difference between soothed and exclaimed
is that soothed is (soothe) while exclaimed is (exclaim).soothed
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*soothe
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(sooth)- 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.
Derived terms
* soothingexclaimed
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*exclaim
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Alternative forms
* exclameVerb
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* See alsoNoun
(en noun)- Oh fortune, thou'rt not worth my least exclame [...].