Harrow and Soothe

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Harrow verb - To cause persistent suffering to.

Usage example: the villagers were gaunt and sickly, harrowed by years of disease and starvation

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Soothe is an antonym for harrow.

Nearby Words: harrowing, harrowed

Soothe verb - To ease the grief or distress of.

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Harrow is an antonym for soothe.

Nearby Words: soothing, soother, sooth, soothingly

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