Comforter (Noun)
Meaning 1
Bedding made of two layers of cloth filled with stuffing and stitched together.
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Nouns denoting man-made objects.
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Meaning 2
Device used for an infant to suck or bite on.
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Nouns denoting man-made objects.
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Meaning 3
A person who reduces the intensity (e.g., of fears) and calms and pacifies; "a reliever of anxiety"; "an allayer of fears".
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Nouns denoting people.
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Meaning 4
A person who commiserates with someone who has had misfortune.
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Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- She role as a listener made her a comforting presence for her friend who had just gone through a breakup.
- The nurse was a comforter to the grieving family, offering words of solace and support during their time of need.
- After the funeral, the family gathered around the widow, each trying to be a comforter to her in her time of sorrow.
- She had always been a comforter to her siblings during hard times, and now she was doing the same for her grieving mother.
- The counselor's empathetic ear made her an excellent comforter to those who had survived traumatic events.