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consoling

adjective as in soothing

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Example Sentences

She had grown so perfect and gentle and consoling that it was unbearable, she was a big, round smooth balloon without a face.

She was consoling herself with the promise of hot coffee and maybe, just maybe, a chocolate-chip cookie.

If someone needs some consoling right now, it is the president, not the Jersey Shore.

In one scene, Hannibal is consoling Will, who is shaken after shooting and killing a suspect.

I wrote back with my attempt at consoling words, but the truth is that I am worried and can hardly console myself.

It is, of course, consoling to reflect that neither of those men can properly be said to represent the People.

I appeal to yourself, Madam, whether these sublime notions have-any thing consoling in them?

The dogma of the immortality of the soul, or of a future life, presents nothing consoling in the Christian religion.

This last very consoling remark made it worse than all; the officers were in an agony.

He wanted to say something that would be consoling but could find no words; and suddenly he felt disgusted.

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On this page you'll find 144 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to consoling, such as: encouraging, reassuring, refreshing, soothing, abating, and allaying.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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