consoling

About 0.58 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. adjective Reducing grief, sorrow, or disappointment; comforting.
2. verb present participle and gerund of console
3. noun The act by which somebody is consoled.

Similar words

comforting consolatory reassuring comfortable comfortative solaceful condolent soothesome soothing conciliant

Often followed by

to and the himself her words thought him themselves