soothering, ppl. a. dial. and U.S.
[f. soother v. + -ing2.]
Blandishing, cajoling.
| 1866 Mrs. E. Lynn Linton Lizzie Lorton II. i. 13 Thee 'se gitten a soothering tongue in thee head, lad. 1884 [see softy a.]. 1898 G. Bartram White-Headed Boy 5 A kind of gentle look in them—a ‘soodherin'’ look, as we say in Ireland—the way a horse looks at you when he loves you. 1953 Scots Mag. Aug. 418 The mither sings a sootherin tune til a waukrif loon. |