soothing words
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soothing
adjective
uk/ˈsuː.ðɪŋ/us/ˈsuː.ðɪŋ/
making you ...
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word
noun
uk/wɜːd/us/wɝːd/
a single unit of language that has meaning and can be spoken ...
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(Definition ofsoothingandwordfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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They are demanding not soothing words, but strong, practical action, now!
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My expressions of concern are met by all sorts of reassuring and soothing words.
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They utter soothing words, but they do not will the means to help us.
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Each time she got up to utter soothing words she gave us another clue.
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Surely what industry needs is helpful deeds, not soothing words; positive encouragement, not negative restriction.
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It would be so easy to apply soothing words.
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It is not to be glossed over with soothing words.
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We must not allow ourselves to be influenced by soothing words about business as usual.
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I confess to some anxieties on this score despite soothing words in high places.
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He will just issue recommendations and utter soothing words to those poor women, who will be terribly distressed by the affair.
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We have had two and a half years of false promises and soothing words, appeals and exhortation.
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It is also the sixth time that in response we have received in the main prevarication and soothing words.
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While continuing to mouth soothing words about voluntary negotiations, he makes it plain that he is prepared to use whatever duress or blackmail comes to hand to achieve his object.
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Ministers may speak soothing words while stepping over the homeless on their way to the opera.
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Those are nice, soothing words.
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However, he will not be able to do that with soft and soothing words, which would sharpen my anxieties.
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