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
I was moved that the replies weren’t just from those commiserating, but rather, people offering helpful solutions to this cyclical malaise.
From Salon ● Dec. 21, 2025
I talk to some people who—we do money commiserating and they’re like, “But you have a house.”
From Slate ● Feb. 3, 2024
But social media platforms are awash with women commiserating over their painful IUD insertions and sometimes removals.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 14, 2023
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
