0 in a way that makes or is intended to make someone feel better when they are sad or disappointed: --
"You've done very well," they said consolingly.
The sergeant stooped and patted the shaggy head consolingly, and tried to explain matters.
It was mortifying to his visitor to be caught napping on so familiar a text; the parson saw it, and spoke consolingly.
A rainbow of hope rose over the cloud of disappointment, and a sugar dog with yellow ears and pink tail gleamed consolingly through it.
And yet," he went on consolingly, "it might have been worse.
Her exquisite face was pressed consolingly against the golden head.
Her father held her to him a moment consolingly.
Then his kind hand touched her; his friendly voice fell consolingly on her ear.
He saw how frail and worried she looked, and tried to speak consolingly.
