Comfort and Hold

Comfort

Comfort noun - A feeling of ease from grief or trouble.

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Hold and comfort are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Hold" instead the word "Comfort" as a noun or a verb.

Hold noun - The act or manner of holding.

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Comfort and hold are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Comfort" instead the word "Hold" as a noun or a verb.

Nearby Words: holding, holder, holdback

emotional	emotional comfort	emotional hold
close	close comfort	close hold
good	good comfort	good hold
best	best comfort	best hold
Other adjectives: better, many, small, little, mental, psychological, final, last, increasing.

She laments that she's so close, and yet unable to hold and comfort her daughter.

Source: Adult Fear / Literature
They bite, then hold and comfort the dying victim, protecting them from other zombies.

Source: Our Zombies Are Different
The murderer will gently hold and comfort their dying victim, caress their face, perhaps gently kiss them.

Source: Cradling Your Kill

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