"comforting" meaning in English

See comforting in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈkʌm.fɚ.tɪŋ/ [US], /ˈkʌm.fə.tɪŋ/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-comforting.wav [UK] Forms: comforting [positive], more comforting [comparative], most comforting [superlative]
enPR: kŭmʹfərtĭng [US] Head templates: {{adj|more=true}} [POS TABLE]
  1. : This short section needs someone to add to it.
    Sense id: simple-comforting-en-adj-a2VIwlFS Categories (other): Section stubs

Verb

IPA: /ˈkʌm.fɚ.tɪŋ/ [US], /ˈkʌm.fə.tɪŋ/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-comforting.wav [UK] Forms: comfort [canonical], comforts [third-person, singular], comforted [past], comforted [past, participle], comforting [present, participle]
enPR: kŭmʹfərtĭng [US] Head templates: {{verb|comfort}} [POS TABLE]
  1. The present participle of comfort.
    Sense id: simple-comforting-en-verb-c30-xf6S
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      ]
    },
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      "tags": [
        "third-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "comforted",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "comforted",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "participle"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "comforting",
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      ]
    }
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  "hyphenation": "com‧fort‧ing",
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
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        "The present participle of comfort."
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      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkʌm.fɚ.tɪŋ/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkʌm.fə.tɪŋ/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
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    }
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  "word": "comforting"
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    },
    {
      "form": "more comforting",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "most comforting",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
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        ":\n This short section needs someone to add to it."
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      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkʌm.fɚ.tɪŋ/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkʌm.fə.tɪŋ/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
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  "word": "comforting"
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "comforted",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "comforted",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "participle"
      ]
    },
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  "hyphenation": "com‧fort‧ing",
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
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      ],
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        "The present participle of comfort."
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "enpr": "kŭmʹfərtĭng",
      "tags": [
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkʌm.fɚ.tɪŋ/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkʌm.fə.tɪŋ/",
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      "form": "comforting",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "more comforting",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "most comforting",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        ":\n This short section needs someone to add to it."
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "enpr": "kŭmʹfərtĭng",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkʌm.fɚ.tɪŋ/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkʌm.fə.tɪŋ/",
      "tags": [
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    }
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}

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