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Soothing vs Caressing - What's the difference?

soothing | caressing |

As verbs the difference between soothing and caressing

is that soothing is while caressing is .

As nouns the difference between soothing and caressing

is that soothing is the act by which somebody is soothed while caressing is a caress.

As an adjective soothing

is tending to soothe.

soothing

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Tending to soothe.
    • soothing music
  • Giving relief.
    • a soothing ointment
  • Freeing from fear or anxiety.
    • soothing words

    Derived terms

    * soothingly

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act by which somebody is soothed.
  • * 1823 , Charles Caleb Colton
    • There are moments when the brightest minds prefer the soothings of sympathy to all the brilliance of wit, as he that is in need of repose, selects a bed of feathers, rather than of flints.

    Anagrams

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    caressing

    English

    Verb

    (head)
    • It was a quick drive to her apartment, and although we didn't actually verbalize that we wanted to have sex, we were caressing each other's thighs.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A caress.