Southing vs Soothing - What's the difference?
southing | soothing |
Tending to soothe.
Giving relief.
Freeing from fear or anxiety.
The act by which somebody is soothed.
* 1823 , Charles Caleb Colton
As nouns the difference between southing and soothing
is that southing is a distance traveled southward while soothing is the act by which somebody is soothed.As an adjective soothing is
tending to soothe.As a verb soothing is
present participle of lang=en.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.