condoling
- present participle of condole.
Example Sentences
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Lukashenko placed red roses at Makei’s coffin before his burial Tuesday and briefly touched the dead man’s arm, gazing at him for a few moments, dry-eyed, before condoling with Makei’s family.
From Washington Post • Dec. 1, 2022
Now, I’m very sad to be condoling with his family and friends.
From Slate • Oct. 31, 2020
These days you’ll see that condoling frowny face on nearly TV-news emissary.
From Time • Oct. 31, 2014
To his headquarters at the Hotel Commodore in New York City had come more than 30,000 letters, in growing volume, most of them not condoling with him but urging him to continue his "crusade."
From Time Magazine Archive
My dear Professor, instead of condemning your wife you ought to be condoling with her, and doing all you can to get her gray matter into a healthy condition.
From Dolly Reforming Herself A Comedy in Four Acts by Jones, Henry Arthur
