console
verb (used with object)
to alleviate or lessen the grief, sorrow, or disappointment of; give solace or comfort.
had been consoling
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past perfect progressiveof console.past perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that was ongoing continuously in the past up until another past event interrupted it.
Example Sentences
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She added that she had been consoling the mothers of one of the children who had been injured.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2024
For they had been consoling themselves of late with a fresh rumour; and again they were believing what it pleased them to believe.
From The Life of Cesare Borgia by Rafael Sabatini
But he slept as soundly that night as though he had been consoling himself in the manner of Ziemianitch.
From Under Western Eyes by Joseph Conrad
