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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Huneven said that last year, as the smoke cleared, she and Zack were commiserating one day about what had been lost.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 19, 2026
Instead, it offers a relaxed conversation, commiserating over a dish that didn’t turn out as planned or celebrating one that exceeded expectations.
From Salon ● Jan. 7, 2025
Folkes said he had just been fired by Trump and was commiserating with a crew member inside a bar at Trump Tower.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 6, 2024
After commiserating with my editor later that night, we decided to anonymize their account and strip most of the identifying details out of this column.
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
