Easing vs Soothing - What's the difference?
easing | soothing | Related terms |
The act by which something is eased.
* 1978 , Jack Vance, The View from Chickweed's Window
Tending to soothe.
Giving relief.
Freeing from fear or anxiety.
The act by which somebody is soothed.
* 1823 , Charles Caleb Colton
Easing is a related term of soothing.
As verbs the difference between easing and soothing
is that easing is while soothing is .As nouns the difference between easing and soothing
is that easing is the act by which something is eased while soothing is the act by which somebody is soothed.As an adjective soothing is
tending to soothe.easing
English
Verb
(head)Noun
(en noun)- Then everyone moved at the same time — slight shiftings of the hands and feet, furtive easings of position.
Anagrams
*soothing
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- soothing music
- a soothing ointment
- soothing words
Derived terms
* soothinglyVerb
(head)Noun
(en noun)- 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.