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Princeton's WordNet

  1. comforting, consolatory, consolingadjective

    affording comfort or solace

Wiktionary

  1. consolingnoun

    the act of consoling

Wikipedia

  1. consoling

    Consolation, consolement, and solace are terms referring to psychological comfort given to someone who has suffered severe, upsetting loss, such as the death of a loved one. It is typically provided by expressing shared regret for that loss and highlighting the hope for positive events in the future. Consolation is an important topic arising in history, the arts, philosophy, and psychology.

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  1. consoling

    Consoling refers to the act of comforting or soothing someone who is distressed or upset, often by providing sympathy, understanding, and reassurances. It involves offering support, either physically, verbally, or emotionally, to help alleviate another person's sorrow, disappointment, or grief.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Consoling

    of Console

  2. Consolingadjective

    adapted to console or comfort; cheering; as, this is consoling news

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of consoling in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of consoling in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of consoling in a Sentence

  1. George Moore:

    There is nothing so consoling as to find one's neighbor's troubles are at least as great as one's own.

  2. President Trump:

    A large group of Hollywood actors and Washington media are consoling each other in a hotel ballroom in our nation's capital right now, they are gathered together for the White House Correspondents' Dinner without the president. And I cannot possibly be more thrilled than to be more than 100 miles away from Washington's swamp spending my evening with all of you and with a much, much larger crowd and much better people.

  3. Piers Morgan:

    Proud to #freethecleavage -- that's how we are made, Piers Morgan. thanks for all the consoling words, he said.

  4. Aleister Crowley:

    The supreme satisfaction is to be able to despise one's neighbor and this fact goes far to account for religious intolerance. It is evidently consoling to reflect that the people next door are headed for hell.

  5. Donald Trump:

    A large group of Hollywood actors and Washington media are consoling each other in a hotel ballroom in our nation's capital right now, they are gathered together for the White House correspondents' dinner without the President.Read More.

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