Australian English Meaning of soft-soaping

soft-soaping

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Definitions and Meaning of soft-soaping in English

soft-soaping

to soothe or persuade with flattery or blarney, to soothe or coax with flattery, soap of a semifluid consistency made principally with potash and having various medical uses (as in the treatment of skin diseases), flattery sense 2, a partly liquid soap, flattery, a semifluid soap made especially from potassium hydroxide, green soap

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soft-soaping

to soothe or persuade with flattery or blarney, to soothe or coax with flattery, soap of a semifluid consistency made principally with potash and having various

coaxing,blandishing,cajoling,enticing,enticing,urgent,wheedling,courting,begging,beseeching

annoying,bullying,harassing,intimidating,nagging,pestering,teasing,browbeating,bulldozing,coercing

soft-soaped => sugared, soft-pedaling => downplaying, soft-pedaled => soft-pedalled, softies => softies, softheartedly => softheartedly,