compassioning
compassioning is the present participle and gerund of compassion.
Meaning of compassion
Verb
compassion (third-person singular simple present compassions, present participle compassioning, simple past and past participle compassioned)
- To pity.
- O heavens, can you hear a good man groan / And not relent, or not compassion him?c. 1588–1593 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Lamentable Tragedy of Titus Andronicus”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac...
- Synonyms:
- commiserate, feel sorry for, compassionate, condole, feel someone's pain, mercify, pity, rue, take pity
Noun
compassioning (plural compassionings)
- An act of bestowing compassion.
- The Home Nurse who, from Christian principle, patiently and unmurmuringly endures the so-often ungracious observations, the supercilious compassionings, the idle, peevish complaints […]1863, Esther Le Hardy, The Home Nurse and Manual for the Sickroom, page 203
Forms of compassioning
| plural | compassionings |
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Questions about compassioning
- What does compassioning mean?
- Compassioning means an act of bestowing compassion.
- What is compassioning the present participle and gerund of?
- Compassioning is the present participle and gerund of compassion.
- What part of speech is compassioning?
- Compassioning is a noun.
- What is the plural of compassioning?
- The plural of compassioning is compassionings.
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