comforting (verb)

  • 1Comforting — Comfort Com fort, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Comforted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Comforting.}] [F. conforter, fr. L. confortare to strengthen much; con + fortis strong. See {Fort}.] 1. To make strong; to invigorate; to fortify; to corroborate. [Obs.] Wyclif.… …

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  • 2comforting — comfort ► NOUN 1) a state of physical ease and freedom from pain or constraint. 2) (comforts) things that contribute to comfort. 3) consolation for grief or anxiety. ► VERB ▪ cause to feel less unhappy; console. DERIVATIVES comforting …

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  • 3factify — verb To establish truth or validity by presentation of factual evidence. <!...the machinery you use to construct this comforting world of facts involves things that dont themselves belong in that world. When you build your construct you… …

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  • 4presence — noun 1 being present ADJECTIVE ▪ mere ▪ The mere presence of children in the room is enough to upset him. ▪ constant, continued, continuing, permanent ▪ …

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  • 5thought — noun 1 sth that you think ADJECTIVE ▪ comforting, good, happy, pleasant, positive ▪ It was a comforting thought that at least her father hadn t suffered. ▪ Before going on stage, I breathe deeply and t …

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  • 6squeeze — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 pressing with fingers ADJECTIVE ▪ affectionate ▪ comforting, reassuring ▪ gentle, little, quick ▪ …

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  • 7warmth — noun 1 a fairly high temperature ADJECTIVE ▪ comfortable, comforting, delicious, enveloping, glowing, pleasant ▪ the comforting warmth of her bed ▪ …

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  • 8arm — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ left, right ▪ upper ▪ the muscles of the upper arm ▪ muscular, powerful, strong …

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  • 9word — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 unit of language ADJECTIVE ▪ two letter, three letter, etc. ▪ monosyllabic, polysyllabic ▪ two syllable, three syllable …

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  • 10Manglish — Not to be confused with Malaysian English. Manglish Spoken in Malaysia Language family English Creole Manglish Language codes …

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