verb
- expressing or feeling sympathy and sorrow for someone else’s misfortune
Usage: present participle of commiserate
Examples
- She spent the evening commiserating with her friend about the job rejection.
- The teammates were commiserating over their loss in the championship game.
- Instead of commiserating, he offered practical advice for moving forward.
- The neighbors gathered, commiserating about the recent power outages.
- They sat commiserating over their shared struggles as new parents.
- The support group provided a space for commiserating about similar experiences.