Made commiserative clicking sounds with his tongue. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Verb (used without object) : They commiserated with him over the loss of his job. From Dictionary.com.
The clearest listener he could find, and the least commiserative, happily. From Wordnik.com. [Adventures in the Arts Informal Chapters on Painters, Vaudeville, and Poets] Reference
In an effort to bring some commiserative good cheer her way, I offer up my own hellish tale of woe. From Wordnik.com. [sa-land Diary Entry] Reference
The ADL immediately made its presence felt – by turns, assertive externally and commiserative internally. From Wordnik.com. [Matthew Yglesias » Double Standard: In a Good Way!] Reference
They know Bunting, who talks to them on a cordless phone while milking his cows, will lend a commiserative ear. From Wordnik.com. [Sour Grapes Over Milk Labeling] Reference
Or even if he had just beeped the message beeper thing once, I might have been more commiserative but such was not the case. From Wordnik.com. [sa-land Diary Entry] Reference
Their various representatives were everything from commiserative to quietly hostile but there existed no mechanism whereby I might input ideas to help save people's homes. From Wordnik.com. [Matthew Anderson: The Anatomy of a Foreclosure] Reference
Gantry shook his head and his smile was commiserative. From Wordnik.com. [The Honorable Senator Sage-Brush] Reference
The first half of "Job Search Pet Peeves" was of commiserative value, but. From Wordnik.com. [Gus Van Horn] Reference
Yet around his mouth and chin were the cruel lines of a nature as stern as it was commiserative. From Wordnik.com. [Our War with Spain for Cuba's Freedom] Reference
"But he doesn't want to go -- and won't go," replied the Major with a commiserative glance at me. From Wordnik.com. [The Complete Works of James Whitcomb Riley, Volume 10] Reference
Eugene Bantry, flying expertly by with Mamie, was bestowing upon Mr. Flitcroft a commiserative wink. From Wordnik.com. [The Literary World Seventh Reader] Reference
Eugene Bantry, flying expertly by with Mamie, was bestowing upon Mr. Flitcroft a condescendingly commiserative wink. From Wordnik.com. [The Conquest of Canaan] Reference
And it didn't seem to add to his satisfaction to find that I could inspect him with a quiet and slightly commiserative eye. From Wordnik.com. [The Prairie Child] Reference
However the nurses were mostly very commiserative, and finally he got transferred into a private room which is so much better. From Wordnik.com. [Merrily we roll along] Reference
Still we traveled back to the cul-de-sac for a round of commiserative beers at the Trawler Inn. We bellied up to the bar for a round of PBRs in cans. From Wordnik.com. [All Stories - Bainbridge Island Review] Reference
In this situation he was hurried for the last time from the sanctuary which he had so often profaned, and from the presence of those moistened eyes and commiserative looks which he never would again behold. From Wordnik.com. [The Communistic Societies of the United States From Personal Visit and Observation] Reference
Such vicissitudes, frequent in all trading communities, excite but a passing interest; and after the customary commonplaces commiserative of the fallen fortunes of the still youthful widow, and gratulatory good-wishes for the prosperity of the. From Wordnik.com. [Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 459 Volume 18, New Series, October 16, 1852] Reference
Alas! for those poor unfortunates, abandoned and repulsed on all sides -- an instantaneous, unhoped-for assistance, accompanied by benevolent words of consideration, tenderly commiserative, may easily wear the supernatural appearance of a miracle. From Wordnik.com. [Mysteries of Paris, V3] Reference
A commiserative glance in which lurked a spice of humor, Persis withdrew. From Wordnik.com. [Other People's Business The Romantic Career of the Practical Miss Dale] Reference
The man’s face first went blank and then, as understanding dawned, composed itself into a commiserative smirk. From Wordnik.com. [Dreaming in French] Reference
This last, a commiserative gesture, I suppose. From Wordnik.com. [Ennui] Reference
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