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Consoling

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con·sole 1  (kn-sl)
tr.v. con·soled, con·sol·ing, con·soles
To allay the sorrow or grief of. See Synonyms at comfort.
[French consoler, from Old French, from Latin cnslr : com-, intensive pref.; see com- + slr, to comfort.]
con·sola·ble adj.
con·sola·tory (-sl-tôr, -tr, -sl-) adj.
con·soler n.
con·soling·ly adv.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.consoling - affording comfort or solace
consolatory, comforting
reassuring - restoring confidence and relieving anxiety; "a very reassuring remark"
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Allen had no similar information to give, no similar triumphs to press on the unwilling and unbelieving ear of her friend, and was forced to sit and appear to listen to all these maternal effusions, consoling herself, however, with the discovery, which her keen eye soon made, that the lace on Mrs.
Northanger Abbey by Austen, Jane View in context
The prisoners expressed the greatest concern at having incurred his Majesty's displeasure, and in a petition addressed to Colonel Winslow intreated him to detain a part of them as sureties for the appearance of the rest, who were desirous of visiting their families, and consoling them in their distress and misfortunes.
Grandfather's Chair by Hawthorne, Nathaniel View in context
And then, to clinch it, you hear Nutty consoling me.
Uneasy Money by Wodehouse, Pelham Grenville View in context
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