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- Dictionarycomforting/ˈkʌmfətɪŋ/
adjective
- 1. serving to alleviate a person's feelings of grief or distress: "we would like to thank our family and friends for their support and their comforting words"
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adjective. uk / ˈkʌm.fə.tɪŋ / us / ˈkʌm.fɚ.t̬ɪŋ / Add to word list. C2. making you feel less sad or worried: I found her words very comforting. Hot soup is very comforting on a cold winter's day. Synonym. cheering. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Reassuring. assure someone of something. be/take a weight off your mind idiom.
1. : to give strength and hope to : cheer. comforted by the knowledge that the program will be fully funded. 2. : to ease the grief or trouble of : console. The mother comforted her crying child. The bereaved families of the victims were comforted by friends. comfortingly. ˈkəm (p)-fər-tiŋ-lē. adverb. comfort. 2 of 2. noun. 1. : strengthening aid:
Comforting definition: affording comfort or solace.. See examples of COMFORTING used in a sentence.
COMFORT definition: 1. a pleasant feeling of being relaxed and free from pain: 2. the state of feeling better after…. Learn more.
(kʌmfəʳtɪŋ ) adjective. If you say that something is comforting, you mean it makes you feel less worried or unhappy. My mother had just died and I found the book very comforting. In the midst of his feelings of impotence, a comforting thought arrived. Synonyms: consoling, encouraging, cheering, reassuring More Synonyms of comforting.
COMFORT definition: 1. a pleasant feeling of being relaxed and having no pain: 2. a feeling of being less worried or…. Learn more.
It's comforting to know that you'll be there. Hearing all the familiar sounds around the house was strangely comforting. Definition of comforting adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Comfort, console, relieve, soothe imply assuaging sorrow, worry, discomfort, or pain. To comfort is to lessen the sadness or sorrow of someone and to strengthen by inspiring with hope and restoring a cheerful outlook: to comfort a despairing person.
Definitions of comforting. adjective. providing freedom from worry. synonyms: cheering, satisfying. satisfactory. giving satisfaction. adjective. affording comfort or solace. synonyms: consolatory, consoling.
comfort. If you are doing something in comfort, you are physically relaxed and contented, and are not feeling any pain or other unpleasant sensations. This will enable the audience to sit in comfort while watching the shows. The shoe has padding around the collar, heel and tongue for added comfort.
