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# comforting

«comforting» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **making you feel calmer, safer or less sad or worried:…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 3 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

adjective (comforting, more comforting, most comforting); verb form (comfort, comforts, comforted, comforting)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Comforting means making you feel calmer, safer or less sad or worried: comforting words, a comforting hug. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/comforting/#m1)

2) Comforting is also the -ing form of «comfort»: helping someone who is upset to feel better. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/comforting/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

Interpretation: The tradition sees this as God's promise that Jerusalem would be rebuilt, spoken to the angel and passed to the prophet Zechariah. In the primary lessons: In feelings and friendship lessons, children learn comforting ways to help a sad friend: listening, a kind word, sitting with them, getting an adult. In stories, a comforting smell (bread baking), a teddy or a parent's voice helps a character feel safe. Phrases: «comforting words», «a comforting thought», «comforting a friend», «comfort food».

### examples

- And the LORD answered the angel that spoke with me with good words, even comforting words — (Prophets ZEC.1.13, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/comforting/#x1)
- Mum's hug was very comforting. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/comforting/#x2)
- She was comforting her little brother after his fall. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/comforting/#x3)
- It is comforting to know help is near. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/comforting/#x4)
- The night light is comforting in the dark. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/comforting/#x5)
- He said a few comforting words to his friend. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/comforting/#x6)
- The smell of soup was warm and comforting. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/comforting/#x7)
- Thank you for comforting me when I was sad. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/comforting/#x8)
- Hot cocoa is a comforting drink on a cold day. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/comforting/#x9)
- "To eternal life," says the comforting voice of religion. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/comforting/#x10)

### note

From «comfort». Adverb: comfortingly. Do not confuse «comforting» (making someone feel better emotionally) with «comfortable» (feeling physically relaxed, like in a soft chair).

### In the corpora

- [And the LORD answered the angel that spoke with me with good words, even comforting words —](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/ZEC.12/)
- [A comforting truth, like «It was not your fault», is the best kind of kindness.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/196-white-lies-and-kind-silence/14/)
- [A comforting saying is not a safety rule; for lightning, follow official advice such as the Met Office's.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/myths/15-weather-lightning-and-storms/17/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «comforting» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/comforting/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.