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Definitions for comforting
com·fort·ing
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word comforting.
Princeton's WordNet
comforting, cheering, satisfyingadjective
providing freedom from worry
comforting, consolatory, consolingadjective
affording comfort or solace
Wiktionary
comfortingadjective
Giving comfort.
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comforting
Comforting refers to the act of providing emotional support, consolation, or relief to someone who is experiencing distress, anxiety, pain, or grief. It involves offering kindness, encouragement, sympathy or words and actions that help to alleviate one's feelings of sorrow or distress.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of comforting in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of comforting in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
Examples of comforting in a Sentence
Even though I'm not big on taking advice -- I don't believe there's only one-way-or-the-highway and we all have to adapt into our own routines -- it's so comforting to know that I have sisters whom I can ask about anything that may come up, just by observing them as moms, I've already learned so much.
As someone who lives in New York who has experienced the horrors of terrorism close up and personal, the idea of having someone on the Supreme Court who understands those issues, as well as their horrible human effect, is very comforting.
Viewing the child solely as an immature person is a way of escaping comforting him
I think, for most people, comfort food is nostalgic, it's heavy ; it's warm ; it's comforting and it feels like a big hug.
Expect trouble as an inevitable part of life and repeat to yourself, the most comforting words of all; this, too, shall pass.
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