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adjective

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as in encouraging
making one feel good inside the comforting smell of fresh bread

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as in relaxing
tending to calm the emotions and relieve stress a long comforting soak in a hot bath

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comforting

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noun

as in consoling
the giving of hope and strength in times of grief, distress, or suffering the comforting of the sick has always been regarded as one of the major acts of charity

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comforting

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verb

present participle of comfort
as in reassuring
to ease the grief or distress of the first responders did their best to comfort the victims of the terrible tornado

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“Comforting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comforting. Accessed 29 Nov. 2022.

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