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
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
I meant that I approved his cheerfulness, because it helped my digestion, but he must needs think I was sympathizing with him.
From Short Stories of Various Types by Laura F. Freck
All London was sympathizing with Monsieur de Lamborne, and a great many women swore never again to take a sleeping draught.
From Peter Ruff and the Double Four by E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim
