commiserating
present participle ofcommiserate
commiserate
verb[I]
uk/kəˈmɪz.ə.reɪt/us/kəˈmɪz.ə.reɪt/toexpresssympathyto someone about somebadluck:
Ibeganby commiseratingwithheroverthedefeat.
Compare
sympathize
Sympathy & compassion
- aw
- bad/hard/tough luck!idiom
- better luck next timeidiom
- bleeding heart
- cheese
- heart-wrenching
- heart-wrenchingly
- heartrending
- pitifully
- pitifulness
- pity
- poor
- rehumanize
- relate
- sensitive
- sensitivity
- shoulder
- sympathy
- yourheart achesidiom
- yourheart goes out tosomeoneidiom
Examplesofcommiserating
commiserating
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
Over the miles : coping, communicating, andcommiseratingthrough age-theme greeting cards.
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Next thing you know, we're talking baseball andcommiseratingabout our two beloved miserable teams.
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I would return the compliment bycommiseratingwith him upon a less grievous injury which he has apparently suffered, namely, the damage to his arm.
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He should not try to prevent mycommiseratingwith him.
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Out-of-work skilled construction workers arecommiseratingwith their friends who live in council houses.
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I wascommiseratingwith them.
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In one scene he is showncommiseratingwith the benighted nations which are denied the benefits of the above-mentioned foods.
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