console
verb (used with object)
to alleviate or lessen the grief, sorrow, or disappointment of; give solace or comfort.
was consoling
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past progressiveof console.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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“People came to me, in tears. I was consoling a lot of people, giving hugs,” she said.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 4, 2022
She handed the phone to a friend who was consoling her.
From New York Times ● Apr. 21, 2021
Hall, a changed man in prison according to his lawyers and a church volunteer who had grown close to him, was consoling his family and supporters at the end.
From Fox News ● Nov. 20, 2020
One morning in the spring of 2001, inside the weight room of the Cardinals’ complex in Jupiter, Fla., catcher Mike Matheny was consoling Pujols.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 20, 2019
Summer had a box of tissues in her hands and was consoling her.
From "Auggie & Me" by R. J. Palacio
