Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

condoling

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.15 in modern English

Syllables: con-dol-ing
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of condole

noun

Countable; Uncountable

adj

Expressing condolence; sympathetic.

Example Sentences

"What admonitions would it not pour forth, what warnings, what commiseration, and what condolings."
"This is Ercles’ vein, a tyrant’s vein; a lover is more condoling."
"[…] having put the Ashes in a Silver Urn, and on it a Crown of Gold, he sent it in great state, with a condoling Letter, to the young Marcellus […]"
"Why then dost treat me with Rebukes, instead Of kind condoling Cares and friendly Sorrow?"
"The Brandeis house was besieged by condoling callers."
"I was just about to say something nice to Celia, I forget what but something condoling, when she lifted her face to me."

Usage

Inflected Forms

condolings (plural) more condoling (comparative) most condoling (superlative)

Derived Forms

condolingly

Questions

What does condoling mean?: present participle and gerund of condole

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