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The wives were sympathizing with each other in slightly raised voices.

From " The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald

Luckily, Mrs. Jameson did not wait for an answer; she went on to pour her grievance into our ears, without even stopping to be sure whether they were sympathizing ones or not.

From The Jamesons by Freeman, Mary Eleanor Wilkins

The mother felt that now none but God could or would help; that in the Fulton street prayer-meeting were sympathizing friends, and to it sent her request.

From The Wonders of Prayer A Record of Well Authenticated and Wonderful Answers to Prayer by Whittle, D. W. (Daniel Webster)