sympathize
verb (used without object)
to be in sympathy or agreement of feeling; share in a feeling (often followed bywith ).
was sympathizing
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past progressiveof sympathize.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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I certainly was sympathizing with Tyler at the beginning when John died, and he was telling me this bad stuff was happening.
From Slate ● Apr. 21, 2017
"Not a whole lot, but I was sympathizing with him."
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 12, 2012
"We go to-morrow, Uncle Clarence," replied Corona, in a grave, sorrowful tone, for she was sympathizing with him.
From For Woman's Love by Emma Dorothy Eliza Nevitte Southworth
The only difficulty was to bring herself to speak with prudence becoming her position, whilst she was sympathizing with them as ardently as if she was not older than both of them put together.
From The Heir of Redclyffe by Charlotte Mary Yonge
My reception by the servants and by the two or three friends who had assembled on this melancholy occasion, too, was sympathizing, warm, and of a character to show their solicitude and forethought.
From The Monikins by James Fenimore Cooper
