Soothing vs. Calming — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Soothing and Calming
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Soothing
Giving relief.
A soothing ointment
Calming
Nearly or completely motionless; undisturbed
The calm surface of the lake.
Soothing
Tending to soothe.
Calming
Not excited or agitated; composed
The president was calm throughout the global crisis.
Soothing
Tending to soothe.
Soothing music
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Calming
An absence or cessation of motion; stillness.
Soothing
Freeing from fear or anxiety.
Soothing words
Calming
A condition of no wind or a wind with a speed of less than 1 knot (1.15 miles per hour; 1.9 kilometers per hour), according to the Beaufort scale.
Soothing
Present participle of soothe
Calming
Tranquility or serenity
"an unaccustomed reticence that I took to be the calm that follows rage" (Jeanne Marie Laskas).
Soothing
Present participle of sooth
Calming
To make or become calm or quiet
A warm bath will calm you. After the storm, the air calmed.
Soothing
The act by which somebody is soothed.
Calming
Present participle of calm
Soothing
Affording physical relief;
A soothing ointment for her sunburn
Calming
Tending to soothe or calm or tranquilize.
Soothing
Freeing from fear and anxiety
Calming
Freeing from fear and anxiety.
Calming
The act of appeasing (as by acceding to the demonds of)
Calming
Causing to become tranquil
Calming
Freeing from fear and anxiety
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