commiserating

Verb

commiserate (third-person singular simple present commiserates, present participle commiserating, simple past and past participle commiserated)

1. (transitive) To feel or express compassion or sympathy for (someone or something).
   • A few individuals who commiserated the unhappy condition of British negro slaves.

   Synonyms:

   compassionate, feel sorry for, compassion, condole, feel someone's pain, mercify, pity, rue, take pity

2. (intransitive) To sympathize; condole.
3. (ambitransitive) To offer condolences jointly with; express sympathy with.

See all 4 meanings of commiserate