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reassuringre‧as‧sur‧ing /ˌriːəˈʃʊərɪŋ◂ $ -ˈʃʊr-/ ●●○ adjective - I found his words enormously reassuring.
- My dad tried to sound calm and reassuring.
- Routines are reassuring to a child.
- The teacher gave him a reassuring smile.
- Brian and I didn't talk, but occasionally gave one another a reassuring pat.
- He wanted to be gone, even though Deuce made reassuring promises and Doug could one day turn out to be a friend.
- They represent a reassuring urban parallel to the exotic exploits of Richard Long and Hamish Fulton.
- This is not a particularly reassuring prospect.
- Thus, we can not give the reassuring answer one expects from theories.
- When he eventually succeeded Nixon, Ford immediately made reassuring noises to his former colleagues in the legislature.
- You need a reassuring presence in your life, Preston.
making you feel less upset, sad, worried etc► comforting · It was comforting to see the lights of home.· Stefan tried to think of something comforting to say.· She laid a comforting hand on my arm. ► soothing something that is soothing makes you feel calm and relaxed when you are upset, anxious, or nervous: · My mother had a gentle, soothing voice.· I love Mozart's music. I find it very soothing.· The shower was wonderfully soothing. ► reassuring making you feel less worried or frightened about something: · The teacher gave him a reassuring smile.· My dad tried to sound calm and reassuring.enormously reassuring (=very reassuring): · I found his words enormously reassuring. ► consoling especially written something that is consoling , especially something that someone says, makes you feel better when you are unhappy or disappointed: · What you said about George was very consoling.· I didn't find his words very consoling.· He nodded and put a consoling arm around her shoulders. NOUN► smile· No harm now, Chrissie thought, and glanced back at her son with a reassuring smile.· Alice caught a reassuring smile from the guitarist. making you feel less worried or frightened SYN comforting: a reassuring smileit is reassuring (for somebody) to do something It’s reassuring to know that problems are rare.—reassuringly adverb |