Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

comforting

/ˈkʌm.fɚ.tɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.61 in modern English

Syllables: com-fort-ing
IPA: /ˈkʌm.fɚ.tɪŋ/

18

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Giving comfort, especially in the sense of soothing distress.

verb

present participle and gerund of comfort

noun

The act of giving comfort.

Example Sentences

"Your comforting words help ease my mind."
"It's comforting to know that I've always got my Mum when things go wrong."
"Intrenched within the citadel of our apartment, and cheered by the comfortings of a coal fire, we passed the day in letter-writing, conversation, or gazing from the sheltered security of our windows upon the agitated sea[…]"

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈkʌm.fɚ.tɪŋ/
British English: /ˈkʌm.fə.tɪŋ/

Inflected Forms

more comforting (comparative) most comforting (superlative) comfortings (plural)

Derived Forms

comfortingly comfortingness uncomforting

Frequently Paired Words

enjoyable gladdening

Synonyms

easeful besoothing cheering comforting consoling encouraging inspiriting reassuring soothing

Antonyms

alarming

Questions

How do you pronounce comforting?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkʌm.fɚ.tɪŋ/.
What does comforting mean?: Giving comfort, especially in the sense of soothing distress.

How to pronounce comforting

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