Meanings
adjectiveconsoling (comparative more consoling, superlative most consoling)
comparative more consoling · superlative most consoling
- Reducing grief, sorrow, or disappointment; comforting.
"The one thing you can rely on is that they won't do anything unnecessary that is palpably to their own disadvantage." "That's very consoling," she retorted; […]
1934, Ernest Bramah [pseudonym; Ernest Brammah Smith], The Bravo of London
verb
- gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of console
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveaffording comfort or solace
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consoling. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/consoling
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Chicago
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