resoothe

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verb

To soothe again.

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Meanings

verbresoothe (third-person singular simple present resoothes, present participle resoothing, simple past and past participle resoothed)

present singular third person resoothes · participle present resoothing · participle past resoothed · past resoothed

  1. To soothe again.

    Not remembering eats at you, but remembering soothes and resoothes.

    2005, Susan Orlean, Robert Atwan, The Best American Essays 2005, →ISBN, page 61
    2 more examples

    When the man had gone he resoothed the horse, but his hand stuck out only a few inches from his body.

    1962, The Love Guy, page 51

    They spent the rest of the day soothing and resoothing, sorting rhythms, and filling one another in on every facet of this crazy, ice-laden time.

    2013, Blue Balliett, Hold Fast, →ISBN

Origin

From re- + soothe.

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APA

resoothe. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/resoothe

MLA

“resoothe.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/resoothe. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “resoothe,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/resoothe.

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