solace
noun
comfort in sorrow, misfortune, or trouble; alleviation of distress or discomfort.
is solacing
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present progressiveof solace (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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So he is solacing himself by reading Bolingbroke's works.
From Lord Chatham His Early Life and Connections by Archibald Phillip Primrose Rosebery
I not very good,—extremely good, indeed, to sit down and write,—when every person below is solacing themselves on the approach of this happy festival?
From Barford Abbey by Susannah Minific Gunning
