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comforting [ˈkʌmfətɪŋ, Am -fɚt̬ɪŋ] ADJ

comforting thought, words:

comforting
утеши́тельный

I . comfort [ˈkʌmfət, Am -fɚt] N

1. comfort (comfortable feeling):

comfort
комфо́рт m
comfort
удо́бства мн

II . comfort [ˈkʌmfət, Am -fɚt] VB trans

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cold comfort N

comfort station N Am (public toilet)

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It's a comforting debut bringing light into an increasingly dark world.
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The teenager thought a happy home was more comforting and secure than the instability of show business.
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It's comforting because it lessens personal responsibility, or removes it entirely...
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The withdrawal bleeding that occurs during the break from active pills was thought to be comforting, as a physical confirmation of not being pregnant.
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He possessed an extraordinary facility for adapting himself to other people, and above all in comforting others and putting them at their ease.
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Her best friend smells of a comforting sea breeze.
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As in comforting, it is unknown whether the physical pain is reduced, or whether it is the level of anxiety which is affected.
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The letters, while not exactly comforting, tell him much and help soothe some of his resentment.
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Of course the term recurrence is more comforting to a patient and his relatives than the notion of progressively deteriorating attacks.
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The only thing that's comforting is, they're pretty harmless at that age.
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