- present participle of comfort.
comforting
Example Sentences
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The weekend is almost in sight and you’re craving something comforting yet nourishing to help you conquer these final weeknights.
From Salon ● Jul. 22, 2026
“For as long as I can remember, Hal has been a steady, comforting presence on our television screens,” Holly Robinson Peete wrote in her Instagram tribute Thursday.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 16, 2026
The comforting reality is that the ballots are controlled by thousands of different state and local officials.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
Why one sound should seem so unbearable, yet the other almost comforting, is difficult to fully articulate or understand - but this is how he experiences life through his autism.
From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026
With her strike-fire, she lit a curl of juniper bark tinder, and one of the rushlights flared into life: a bright, clear, comforting flame.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
