commiserate
verb (used without object)
to sympathize (usually followed bywith ).
was commiserating
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past progressiveof commiserate.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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Folkes said he had just been fired by Trump and was commiserating with a crew member inside a bar at Trump Tower.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 6, 2024
He was commiserating with a friend in 2018 about his allergies to cats, dust, and pollens, and how things had gotten so bad in his teen years that he tried shots.
From Salon ● Aug. 15, 2023
Once during a court break that fell on, no kidding, National Pig Day, I was commiserating with Charlotte attorney Trey Lindley.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 10, 2023
On a recent hot afternoon, he was commiserating with Manuel Bustamante Parra, a 58-year-old friend in similar straits.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 2021
When their husbands died everybody was commiserating with them: what will they make a living from?
From Woman Her Sex and Love Life by William J. Robinson
