REASSURING Definition & Meaning

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reassuring

[ ree-uh-shoor-ing, -shur- ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

restoring or boosting confidence, certainty, or security:
All children deserve safety, comfort, privacy, and reassuring routines.
The reassuring news is that the insects don't carry nearly enough of the virus to infect a human.

noun

the act or process of restoring or boosting confidence, certainty, or security:
One drawback is that telemedicine does not allow for the physical comforting and reassuring of a patient.

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of reassuring¹

First recorded in 1700–10; reassur(e) ( def ) + -ing ²( def ) for the adjective senses; reassur(e) ( def ) + -ing ¹( def ) for the noun sense

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She added "questions have to be asked about that", reassuring members her organisation would do all it could "to ensure the survival of our great capital city club".

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On Sunday, his economic and trade team hit the morning shows and were hardly reassuring.

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“She is reassuring proof to us that life goes on after death,” said York Blaine.

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"We do not think that military force is ever going to be necessary," Vance said, perhaps attempting to sound reassuring.

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That may not be terribly reassuring to many, but the fact is Democrats — a minority in the House and Senate — haven’t as much power as some of the more frothing partisans out there presume.

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