comforting
Americanadjective
Other Word Forms
- comfortingly adverb
- uncomforting adjective
Etymology
Origin of comforting
First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English; comfort + -ing 2
Example Sentences
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What he heard on the news wasn’t any more comforting than what he’d gone through at work.
From Slate • Apr. 19, 2026
“It was just kind of one in that moment: She’s my mother and also my director that’s comforting me, helping me through the scene. It worked really well.”
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026
It has enjoyed comforting support at the 50 day SMA since last summer.
From Barron's • Mar. 17, 2026
"We went through the whole system together and I made my Premiership debut and my first Premiership start outside him, which was quite comforting."
From BBC • Mar. 3, 2026
Pulling one side was his anger and resentment of Maya-Jade, of everything, and pulling the other side the small, comforting swell of warmth the words doing well had kindled within him.
From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman
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