comfort
verb (used with object)
to soothe, console, or reassure; bring cheer to.
was comforting
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past progressiveof comfort.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Everything, including the old fashioneds my wife ordered, was comforting and satisfying.
From Salon ● Mar. 31, 2026
“He was telling her it was all going to be okay. He was comforting her, and trying to smile.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 25, 2025
“This was comforting to hear,” Heaney writes, “but it also made me wonder why nobody warned me before.”
From Slate ● May 2, 2025
Meeting other families with similar experiences was comforting, said Ms Kemble, but also heart-breaking.
From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2024
Carlos and Bijan and Jacobi had somehow become my friends, too, which was comforting.
From "A Very Large Expanse of Sea" by Tahereh Mafi
