All soothe antonyms
soothe
S s verb soothe
- wound β the act of winding.
- draw away β to cause to move in a particular direction by or as if by a pulling force; pull; drag (often followed by along, away, in, out, or off).
- beefing β the flesh of a cow, steer, or bull raised and killed for its meat.
- impede β to retard in movement or progress by means of obstacles or hindrances; obstruct; hinder.
- disgust β to cause loathing or nausea in.
- knock down β to strike a sounding blow with the fist, knuckles, or anything hard, especially on a door, window, or the like, as in seeking admittance, calling attention, or giving a signal: to knock on the door before entering.
- agitate β If people agitate for something, they protest or take part in political activity in order to get it.
- actioned β Simple past tense and past participle of action.
- buffalo β A buffalo is a wild animal like a large cow with horns that curve upwards. Buffalo are usually found in southern and eastern Africa.
- freighted β goods, cargo, or lading transported for pay, whether by water, land, or air.
- impose on β to lay on or set as something to be borne, endured, obeyed, fulfilled, paid, etc.: to impose taxes.
- got to β to receive or come to have possession, use, or enjoyment of: to get a birthday present; to get a pension.
- bestirred β to stir up; rouse to action (often used reflexively): She bestirred herself at the first light of morning.
- dish it out β an open, relatively shallow container of pottery, glass, metal, wood, etc., used for various purposes, especially for holding or serving food.
- muddying β Cause to become covered in or full of mud.
- nixing β nothing.
- distract β to draw away or divert, as the mind or attention: The music distracted him from his work.
- inflame β to kindle or excite (passions, desires, etc.).
- massing β a body of coherent matter, usually of indefinite shape and often of considerable size: a mass of dough.
- anaesthetizing β Present participle of anaesthetize.
- fluster β to put into a state of agitated confusion: His constant criticism flustered me.
- gripe β Informal. to complain naggingly or constantly; grumble.
- heave ho β an act or effort of heaving.
- needle β a small, slender, rodlike instrument, usually of polished steel, with a sharp point at one end and an eye or hole for thread at the other, for passing thread through cloth to make stitches in sewing.
- miff β petulant displeasure; ill humor.
- discreate β to reduce to nothing; annihilate.
- lead on β to go before or with to show the way; conduct or escort: to lead a group on a cross-country hike.
- nag β to annoy by persistent faultfinding, complaints, or demands.
- copping β the winding of yarn into a cap from a cone, bobbin, etc.
- get wind of β hear rumours of
- bollix β to make a muddle of; bungle; botch
- dig out β to break up, turn over, or remove earth, sand, etc., as with a shovel, spade, bulldozer, or claw; make an excavation.
- in-convenience β the quality or state of being inconvenient.
- excite β Cause strong feelings of enthusiasm and eagerness in (someone).
- blow off β If you blow something off, you ignore it or choose not to deal with it.
- congressed β (initial capital letter) the national legislative body of the U.S., consisting of the Senate, or upper house, and the House of Representatives, or lower house, as a continuous institution. this body as it exists for a period of two years during which it has the same membership: the Ninety-Seventh Congress. a session of this body: to speak in Congress.
- dis β lady; woman.
- flutter β to wave, flap, or toss about: Banners fluttered in the breeze.
- cut to the quick β done, proceeding, or occurring with promptness or rapidity, as an action, process, etc.; prompt; immediate: a quick response.
- joggle β to shake slightly; move to and fro, as by repeated jerks; jiggle: She joggled the key in the lock a couple of times before getting the door open.
- chivy β to harass or nag
- heave-ho β an act of rejection, dismissal, or forcible ejection: The bartender gave the noisy drunk the old heave-ho.
- enrage β Make very angry.
- buffaloed β any of several large wild oxen of the family Bovidae. Compare bison, Cape buffalo, water buffalo.
- discreated β to reduce to nothing; annihilate.
- distress β great pain, anxiety, or sorrow; acute physical or mental suffering; affliction; trouble.
- fight off β defend yourself from
- carried away β to take or support from one place to another; convey; transport: He carried her for a mile in his arms. This elevator cannot carry more than ten people.