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sympathising

sympathising adjective: sympathetic. Also the present participle and gerund of sympathise.

Adjective

sympathising (comparative more sympathising, superlative most sympathising)

  1. sympathetic

Also used as

sympathising is also the present participle and gerund of sympathise.

sympathising is also the alternative form of sympathizing.

Forms of sympathising

Adjective
comparativemore sympathising
superlativemost sympathising
Noun
pluralsympathisings

Words formed from sympathising

Questions about sympathising

What does sympathising mean?
Sympathising means sympathetic.
What part of speech is sympathising?
Sympathising is an adjective.

Words near sympathising in the dictionary

  1. sympathise
  2. sympathised
  3. sympathiser
  4. sympathisers
  5. sympathises
  6. sympathising
  7. sympathisingly
  8. sympathisings
  9. sympathism
  10. sympathist
  11. sympathists

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