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What is the difference between soothing and lullaby?

soothing | lullaby |

As verbs the difference between soothing and lullaby

is that soothing is present participle of lang=en while lullaby is {{cx|transitive|lang=en}} To sing a lullaby to.

As nouns the difference between soothing and lullaby

is that soothing is the act by which somebody is soothed while lullaby is a soothing song to lull children to sleep.

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

    * *

    lullaby

    English

    (wikipedia lullaby)

    Noun

    (lullabies)
  • A soothing song to lull children to sleep.

    • Synonyms

    * berceuse * cradle song

    Related terms

    * hushaby * lull

    Verb

  • To sing a lullaby to.