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comforting.

Giving comfort, especially in the sense of soothing distress.

10 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈkʌm.fɚ.tɪŋ/General-American/ˈkʌm.fə.tɪŋ/Received-Pronunciation
  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.
noun/ˈkʌm.fɚ.tɪŋ/General-American/ˈkʌm.fə.tɪŋ/Received-Pronunciation
  1. The act of giving comfort.

verb/ˈkʌm.fɚ.tɪŋ/General-American/ˈkʌm.fə.tɪŋ/Received-Pronunciation
  1. present participle and gerund of comfort

    form-of · gerund · participle · present
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