comforting
Americanadjective
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Etymology
Origin of comforting
First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English; comfort + -ing 2
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And when I want something comforting, I’ll toss them into pastina with finely diced vegetables for what I think of as “tiny everything soup.”
From Salon ● Nov. 5, 2026
It’s a potent mixture to be comforting and intriguing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026
Projects include a 30-episode reality microdrama from Mike Fleiss called “Dateable” and a short film starring Kyra Sedgwick as a comforting AI hologram.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
The more I thought about it, the more I realized there was something comforting about my conversation with Randy.
From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026
Mard hugged me when she saw me, which was comforting despite the smell.
From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff
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