commiserating

kəˈmɪz.əˌreɪ.tɪŋ
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Translation of commiserating into German

Adjective

sympathetic

showing sympathy for someone's suffering
mitfühlend teilnahmsvoll
  • She gave him a commiserating look after hearing his bad news.Sie warf ihm einen mitfühlenden Blick zu, nachdem sie seine schlechten Nachrichten gehört hatte.
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Synonyms and analogies of commiserating in English

adj.sympathizingMore synonyms

Examples of commiserating in a sentence

  • They exchanged commiserating glances during the sad event.
commiserate
kəˈmɪzəreɪt
Verb
intr.
1.

sympathy

offer condolences or share in someone's sorrow
  • We commiserated with the family at the funeral.Wir bekundeten der Familie auf der Beerdigung unser Beileid.
2.

empathy

express compassion or pity for someone's misfortune
  • They commiserated over their shared troubles.Sie beklagten sich über ihre gemeinsamen Probleme.

Translations of "commiserating" in Context ordered by category and frequency

bemitleiden

People are commiserating about their losses as much as they're boasting about their wins.

Die Leute bemitleiden ihre Verluste, genauso, wie sie mit Siegen prahlen.

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