console
verb (used with object)
to alleviate or lessen the grief, sorrow, or disappointment of; give solace or comfort.
are consoling
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present progressiveof console.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Less well-heeled fans of the late screen star are consoling themselves by snapping up lavish, limited edition sets of catalogs for Christie's upcoming auction of Taylor's jewelry, clothing, art and memorabilia.
From Reuters ● Dec. 1, 2011
But soon they are consoling themselves with the memory of an ace dumbo friend named Cleo.
From Time Magazine Archive
"These are consoling, helpful, and holy doctrines, Aunt Mabel; but tell me if you are satisfied that the Roman Catholic Church is the true Church of God?" said May, smoothing her withered hand.
From May Brooke by Anna Hanson Dorsey
They are almost reproachfully exemplary, in some instances; and it is when they give way to the natural man, and especially the natural woman, that they are consoling and edifying.
From A Psychological Counter-Current in Recent Fiction by William Dean Howells
Its associations are as dear to him as its teachings are consoling in the days of tribulation.
From Our World, Or, the Slaveholder's Daughter by F. Colburn (Francis Colburn) Adams
