commiserate
verb (used without object)
to sympathize (usually followed bywith ).
commiserating
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present participleof commiserate.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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His post was flooded with comments, including people commiserating and asking him to advocate on the issue.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
“Oh, Hi!” writer-director Sophie Brooks and Gordon are longtime friends who found themselves both back in their parents’ houses during the early stages of the pandemic and commiserating on relationship troubles and uncommunicative exes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2025
There was no celebrating in the clubhouse Sunday, but there was no commiserating either.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 28, 2024
I talk to some people who—we do money commiserating and they’re like, “But you have a house.”
From Slate ● Feb. 3, 2024
Our lives were shaped in this room and now it will never again be the place of people crying, hugging, hating, commiserating, or tolerating, but who knows? but I’m learning that they don’t have to.
From "The Freedom Writers Diary" by The Freedom Writers
