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Meanings of consoling in English

Affording comfort or solace.

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Examples for "comforting"
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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
1
The report made upon the opening of the latter was not consolatory.
Memoirs of Louis XIV and His Court and of the Regency — Volume 0...
2
To-day, Esther could not sustain the intermission of the usual consolatory epistle.
David Lockwin—The People's Idol
3
These consolatory considerations softened my chagrin at the contemplation of my height.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 09, No. 51, January, 1862 / A Magaz...
4
I know that it will prove consolatory, and Isabella also knew it.
Joseph II. and His Court: An Historical Novel
5
There was, however, the consolatory hope of seeing all the following year.
The Roof of France; Or, the Causses of the Lozère
Usage of consoling in English
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A day later, Arnold also made an approach and offered consoling words.
The Guardian
2
And Baby, consoling her, grimly said: After all, what do you expect?
Breakfast at Tiffany's
3
Delia gave her a tentative pat, just in case she wanted consoling.
Ladder of years: a novel
4
It is an aromatic bed: in theory it is elastic and consoling.
The Complete Writings of Charles Dudley Warner — Volume 3
5
This is a consoling thought; it shall rouse me again to life.
Frederick the Great and His Family: A Historical Novel
6
Cyril came forward and put a consoling hand on his friend's arm.
Nanny mcphee and the big bang
7
The consoling feature of the situation was that our camp was safe.
South: The Story of Shackleton's Last Expedition, 1914-1917
8
The murmur of the river below brought a consoling thought to him.
Quill's Window
9
The result of the investigation was at first consoling, and then amazing.
Told in a French Garden / August, 1914
10
She made much of her consoling affection for him in little things.
Main Street
11
The consoling part of it was that Miller was paying no notice.
The Spinners' Book of Fiction
12
He took her in his arms like a child consoling its mother.
The Secret of the Night
13
I also derived much comfort from the consoling words of Mrs. Leighton.
The Path of Duty, and Other Stories
14
They emerged from the lobbies, consoling each other as best they could.
The Neutronium Alchemist
15
This is not a very consoling outlook for the future of society.
Crime and Its Causes
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No consoling phrase can make the disaster of the 1940s bearably meaningful.
The Irish Times
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Consoling across language varieties
United Kingdom
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United States of America
Less common