- present participle of counsel.
- a variation of counseling.
counselling
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Bartlett, from Kent, said anti-depressants and counselling helped with particularly difficult bouts of anxiety and depression, but it was a chance experience on a recent holiday to Wales that helped turn things around.
From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026
Nearby to the training booths, other stations offered tea, psychological counselling services and medical support, while loudspeakers broadcast speeches, chants, and eulogies for slain military commanders.
From Barron's • May 19, 2026
Thilothama, who works for Thozhi, a Chennai-based charity supporting transgender people, has spent more than a decade helping others find work and counselling those navigating rejection and uncertainty.
From Barron's • May 3, 2026
Marns was left homeless and needing counselling as a result.
From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026
Casey obstinately clung to his original statement; but of course no longer urged it publicly—only sotto voce to our mate, and one or two others, who, with myself, were counselling him to apologise.
From The Guerilla Chief And other Tales by Reid, Mayne
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