comforting
adjectiveverbnouncommon in dialogue
- United Kingdom//ˈkʌm.fə.tɪŋ//
- United States//ˈkʌm.fɚ.tɪŋ//
Giving comfort, especially in the sense of soothing distress.
adjective
- 1
Giving comfort, especially in the sense of soothing distress.
Your comforting words help ease my mind.
It's comforting to know that I've always got my Mum when things go wrong.
verb
- 1
Also a form of comfortpresent participle and gerund of comfort
noun
- 1
The act of giving comfort.
Intrenched within the citadel of our apartment, and cheered by the comfortings of a coal fire, we passed the day in letter-writing, conversation, or gazing from the sheltered security of our windows upon the agitated sea[…]
Forms
- plural
- comfortings
- comparative
- more comforting
- superlative
- most comforting
Comfort · A surname.comfortable · Providing physical comfort and ease; agreeable.comfortably · In a comfortable manner.
comforting · Giving comfort, especially in the sense of soothing distress.
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