Pet and Soothe

Pet

Pet verb - To touch or handle in a tender or loving manner.

Soothe and pet are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Soothe" instead a verb "Pet".

Nearby Words: petted, petting

Soothe

Soothe verb - To ease the grief or distress of.

Pet and soothe are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Pet" instead a verb "Soothe".

Nearby Words: soothing, soother, sooth, soothingly

Common collocations

mind pet mind soothe mind

Both words in one sentence

  • Tome of Eldritch Lore Hagrid's Care of Magical Creatures class has a Tome of Eldritch Lore as required reading (specifically, The Monster Book of Monsters, which tries to bite you until you pet it along the spine to soothe it).
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