commiserate
verb
com·mis·er·ate
kə-ˈmi-zə-ˌrāt 
commiserated; commiserating
: to feel or express sorrow or compassion for
commiseratingly
adverb
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Examples of commiserate in a Sentence
"Did you enjoy your breakfast?" "The eggs were runny." "I know." The woman commiserated. "I was thinking, I should just have barged into the kitchen and done them myself."
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Alice Munro, Runaway, (2004) 2005
The other potters seemed to slump as one into dejection, all but abandoning their work in favor of long, lugubrious visits to the wine shop, where they commiserated with one another.
—Linda Sue Park, A Single Shard, (2001) 2003
"I been readin' about it," she said, referring to the recent breakup of my marriage. … "It's too bad," she commiserated.
—Arthur Miller, Timebends, 1987
The pain of losing is diverting. So is the thrill of winning. Winning, however, is lonelier, because those you've taken money from are not apt to commiserate with you.
—David Mamet, New York Times Magazine, 20 Apr. 1986
The players commiserated over their loss in the championship game.
Alice Munro, Runaway, (2004) 2005
The other potters seemed to slump as one into dejection, all but abandoning their work in favor of long, lugubrious visits to the wine shop, where they commiserated with one another.
—Linda Sue Park, A Single Shard, (2001) 2003
"I been readin' about it," she said, referring to the recent breakup of my marriage. … "It's too bad," she commiserated.
—Arthur Miller, Timebends, 1987
The pain of losing is diverting. So is the thrill of winning. Winning, however, is lonelier, because those you've taken money from are not apt to commiserate with you.
—David Mamet, New York Times Magazine, 20 Apr. 1986
The players commiserated over their loss in the championship game.
Recent Examples on the Web
Over the past four years, the two of us have bounced ideas off each other and commiserated over some of the nonsense that is permitted in our department.
—Jacobina Martin, Washington Post, 1 Aug. 2024
Twenty-six years after acting as Chessy and Meredith in the iconic 1998 film The Parent Trap, Walter and Hendrix are now commiserating over their dating experiences.
—Madeleine Janz, Peoplemag, 1 Aug. 2024
Demetrios Mammas and David Beer, two American students studying in London, were commiserating about their homeland at a table in the corner.
—Anna Russell, The New Yorker, 5 July 2024
The two spoke and joked about their high school experiences, Woodward said, and commiserated with each other about their challenges at college.
—Sean Emery, Orange County Register, 20 June 2024
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Jacobina Martin, Washington Post, 1 Aug. 2024
Twenty-six years after acting as Chessy and Meredith in the iconic 1998 film The Parent Trap, Walter and Hendrix are now commiserating over their dating experiences.
—Madeleine Janz, Peoplemag, 1 Aug. 2024
Demetrios Mammas and David Beer, two American students studying in London, were commiserating about their homeland at a table in the corner.
—Anna Russell, The New Yorker, 5 July 2024
The two spoke and joked about their high school experiences, Woodward said, and commiserated with each other about their challenges at college.
—Sean Emery, Orange County Register, 20 June 2024
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“Commiserate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/commiserate. Accessed 19 Aug. 2024.
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commiserate
verb
com·mis·er·ate
kə-ˈmiz-ə-ˌrāt
commiserated; commiserating
: to feel or express sorrow or sympathy : sympathize
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