- present participle of commiserate.
commiserating
Example Sentences
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Most people react in similarly positive ways, expressing empathy or, my personal favorite, commiserating with me over their own nebulous medical conditions.
From Slate ● May 23, 2026
Instead, it offers a relaxed conversation, commiserating over a dish that didn’t turn out as planned or celebrating one that exceeded expectations.
From Salon ● Jan. 7, 2025
BBC Sport takes a look at what's at stake and who could be celebrating or commiserating after what is shaping up to be a dramatic final day.
From BBC ● May 3, 2024
But social media platforms are awash with women commiserating over their painful IUD insertions and sometimes removals.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 14, 2023
Our lives were shaped in this room and now it will never again be the place of people crying, hugging, hating, commiserating, or tolerating, but who knows? but I’m learning that they don’t have to.
From "The Freedom Writers Diary" by The Freedom Writers
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