Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Soothfast; true.
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- adjective
soothing
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Examples
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Also, they said insipid things, and soothful things, and things concerning other things, and not at all to the point.
The Golden Poppy 2010
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Cockatoos scream with excitement and gladness; honey-eaters whistle and call; drongos chatter and scold the rest of the banqueters; the tiny sun-bird twitters feeble protests; bees and beetles maintain a murmurous soothful sound, a drowsy blending of hum and buzz from the rising of the sun until the going down thereof.
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Also, they said insipid things, and soothful things, and things concerning other things, and not at all to the point.
The Golden Poppy 1910
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Also, they said insipid things, and soothful things, and things concerning other things, and not at all to the point.
Revolution, and Other Essays Jack London 1896
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Cockatoos scream with excitement and gladness; honey-eaters whistle and call; drongos chatter and scold the rest of the banqueters; the tiny sun-bird twitters feeble protests; bees and beetles maintain a murmurous soothful sound, a drowsy blending of hum and buzz from the rising of the sun until the going down thereof.
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Perception decried their fears, with soothful sayings, "Fear not, for they are but youths who do rage and burn and destroy."
Infidel Bloggers Alliance Jewel -The Testy Infidel 2010
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Perception decried their fears, with soothful sayings, "Fear not, for they are but youths who do rage and burn and destroy."
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But the Manipulators of Perception decried their fears, with soothful sayings, "Fear not, for they are but youths who do rage and burn and destroy."
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But the Manipulators of Perception decried their fears, with soothful sayings, "Fear not, for they are but youths who do rage and burn and destroy."
Infidel Bloggers Alliance Jewel -The Testy Infidel 2010
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Perception decried their fears, with soothful sayings, "Fear not, for they are but youths who do rage and burn and destroy."
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