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Meanings of comforting in anglès

Providing freedom from worry.

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Affording comfort or solace.

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Examples for "cheering"
Examples for "cheering"
1
At length the flag appeared in sight; it was a cheering spectacle.
With Axe and Rifle
2
I'd seen Gareth off to the France and I needed cheering up.
An impartial witness: a bess crawford mystery
3
They weren't really cheering for him, of course, and he knew it.
James Potter and the Vault of Destinies
4
In the next few days the news from London was cheering too.
Crossings
5
Is not cheering for winners or at least those who've done good?
The Guardian
1
Most satisfying result: Arranging the supply of a new food for school.
The Guardian
2
There is no way to write a satisfying conclusion to this situation.
The Guardian
3
The satisfying excitement of a problem solved-orat least the solution glimpsed.
Karen Memory
4
Andrew found the work deeply, almost primitively satisfying: moving stone, making hedge.
Water, stone, heart
5
It was tedious work but strangely satisfying to him, building a case.
Book of shadows
Usage of comforting in anglès
1
If he wanted comforting, Kylie wasn't sure that was a good idea.
Strong, sleek and sinful
2
In fact, she was finding it more comforting than she'd thought possible.
Haunted
3
It was really great, really comforting, to have a friendship with Bill.
Dead ever after
4
Carina said to talk to kids about Covid-19 in a comforting way.
Independent.ie
5
Ol' money bags needed a comforting word, but I was fresh out.
The Laughing Corpse
6
He said he saw Castro comforting DeJesus's mother about a year ago.
Reuters
7
Emma appreciated their comforting words, but she knew they weren't the truth.
Cross My Heart, Hope to Die
8
I said a few comforting cuss words and took off after DeChooch.
Seven up
9
Though different, maybe my days will again be comforting in their predictability.
The day the falls stood still
10
Something about crossing over into Belgium from France was instantly comforting yesterday.
The South African
11
In my current state, even his glib computer-generated voice was somehow comforting.
Ready Player One
12
The way they talk seems so casual, so unaffected, it's almost comforting.
Blackbird
13
And we are to make use of it in comforting the afflicted.
Commentary on the Epistle to the Galatians
14
Instead of comforting her, however, those words make Cara burst into tears.
Lone Wolf
15
It was a system of beliefs and practices she found deeply comforting.
Water, stone, heart
16
Helen Miksit made great theater placing a comforting hand on her forearm.
Naked Heat
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Comforting through the time
Comforting across language varieties
United States of America
Common
Ireland
Common
United Kingdom
Common