consoling
Meaning of consoling
adjective
- serving to comfort someone at a time of grief or disappointment.
his sister gave him a consoling pat on the back
- comfort (someone) at a time of grief or disappointment.
she tried to console him but he pushed her gently away
you can console yourself with the thought that you did your best
mid 17th century (replacing earlier consolate ): from French consoler, from Latin consolari, from con- ‘with’ + solari ‘soothe’.
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Hyphenation of consoling
con-sol-ing
- It consists of 3 syllables and 9 chars.
- consoling is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables
consoling synonyms
Meaning comforting:
Meaning ease the grief or distress of:
Meaning give comfort or consolation to:
Meaning feel sorrow for the misfortunes of:
Meaning make it easier or possible for (someone) to do something by offering one's services or resources:
Meaning help or support (someone or something) in the achievement of something:
Meaning give approval, comfort, or encouragement to:
Meaning make glad:
Meaning make more cheerful or confident:
Meaning give support, confidence, or hope to (someone):
Meaning say or do something to remove the doubts or fears of (someone):
Meaning provide (a place) with defensive works as protection against attack:
Meaning gently calm (a person or their feelings):
Meaning make (something unpleasant or intense) less serious or severe:
Meaning make (an unpleasant feeling) less intense:
Meaning make (suffering, deficiency, or a problem) less severe:
consoling antonyms
Meaning cause (someone) anxiety, sorrow, or pain:
Meaning make (someone) unhappy, disappointed, or worried:
Words that rhyme with consoling
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