Definition of "solacing" [solacing]

• Present participle of solace. (verb)

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• "Their zeal waxed hotter than ever; their contributions flowed even more freely than before into his treasury; and they conceived the idea of solacing his misfortunes by providing him with a wife."
• "But he did not even take up a book with the idea of solacing his hours."
• "a Winchester with the idea of solacing myself with big game when I had been given my _congé_, I armed myself and went to have a look for him."