condoling

Variant of condole

intransitive verb condoled, condoling

to express sympathy; mourn in sympathy; commiserate

Origin: LL(Ec) condolere, to suffer with < L com-, with + dolere, to grieve: see doleful

transitive verb

Archaic to show grief for

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