- present participle of commiserate.
commiserating
Example Sentences
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Routinely dispatched to this unassuming street in Marion County, Fla., the officers are invariably charmed by the tight-knit families they find, joking with the kids, commiserating easily with the parents.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 10, 2025
Gene Folkes had just been jettisoned as a contestant on “The Apprentice” and was commiserating with a crew member at a bar inside the lobby of Trump Tower.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 6, 2024
After commiserating with my editor later that night, we decided to anonymize their account and strip most of the identifying details out of this column.
From Slate ● Feb. 3, 2024
After the match we walked through the streets of Barcelona back to our hotel with Sir Bobby congratulating every Italian who recognised him and commiserating with Brazilians in their hour of despair.
From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2023
Ron and Hermione both gave Harry half-exasperated, half- commiserating looks.
From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling
