Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: soothingly
IPA transcription: [s'uðɪŋli]
r meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: soothingly
    Meaning: in a soothing manner; "the mother talked soothingly to her child"
Usage examples
  • "Wait a moment," said Breton, soothingly.
  • "Be quiet, yoo idiot!" remarked I, soothingly, to him.
  • "Well, dear, and what of it all?" he asked, soothingly.
  • "Yes, darling, I know she does," he answered soothingly.
  • 'Don't be angry,' said Anthea, soothingly, 'we only wanted to ask you to let us have the carpet.
  • Don't worry," answered the Scarecrow soothingly; "if you'll keep quiet long enough for me to think, I'll try to find some way for us all to escape."
  • "There, there," he said soothingly, patting her brown, fuzzy head. Something was going down the old gentleman's neck, that wet his collar, and made him whisper very tenderly in her ear, "don't give way now, Polly; Phronsie'll see you."