- present participle of counsel.
- a variation of counseling.
counselling
Britishnoun
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Jade sought counselling for her symptoms but was told the NHS was stretched.
From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026
The former serviceman and mountain leader said many people found it easier to open up outdoors than in a traditional counselling setting.
From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2026
The agency will support member states "from early identification and voluntary return counselling to carrying out return operations and providing reintegration assistance", Brussels said.
From Barron's ● Oct. 27, 2026
She said: "Her Childline, the confidential counselling service for young people in distress, helped so many children and The Silver Line was aimed at older people suffering loneliness and isolation."
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
In the uprising at Lugo against the French invaders, Cardinal Chiaramonti was at hand counselling patience on the part of the Italians, and later begging mercy when the French were preparing for sanguinary revenge.
From The War Upon Religion Being an Account of the Rise and Progress of Anti-christianism in Europe by Francis A. (Francis Aloysius) Cunningham
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