Comforting
/ˈkʌm.fɚ.tɪŋ/ adj, noun, verb
adj, noun, verb ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
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[…]"
Verb
- 1 present participle and gerund of comfort form-of, gerund, participle, present
Adjective
- 1 Giving comfort, especially in the sense of soothing distress.
"Your comforting words help ease my mind."
Adjective
- 1 affording comfort or solace wordnet
- 2 providing freedom from worry wordnet
Example
More examples"The fire burned brightly, giving forth a comforting warmth."