[
UK
/kˈʌmfətɪŋ/
]
[ US /ˈkəmfɝtɪŋ/ ]
[ US /ˈkəmfɝtɪŋ/ ]
ADJECTIVE
- affording comfort or solace
- providing freedom from worry
How To Use comforting In A Sentence
- There are even a couple of creamy comforting Iberian desserts for afters.
- Think about it that way and the end of the world is quite a comforting idea. Times, Sunday Times
- She rubbed my arm comfortingly with a small twinkle of mischief that I had seen somewhere else.
- Even if you do baulk at some of the more outlandish examples of soporifics cited or quibble with a theory or two, Martin's message is strangely comforting.
- A bowl accompanied by a plate of three perogies, a scoop of mashed potatoes and a gob of the ubiquitous sour cream makes a filling, comforting and extremely thrifty supper.
- Huts, fences and palisades are often fashioned from saplings and shoots, and basketry is thus commingled with comforting notions of home, security and comfort.
- The warmth beside him was comforting; after all, to his left was his future wife.
- You will also be able to manage discomforting pain as labor advances.
- We'd rather believe that health care is all about healing the sick, helping the infirm and comforting the afflicted.
- I feel that musically, melancholy tones are the most comforting.