Both Uses
condolence
in
The Monkey's Paw
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- The old man rose with hospitable haste, and opening the door, was heard condoling with the new arrival.†
*editor's notes: This is a verb from of the more commonly seen, condolence or condolences.
- The new arrival also condoled with himself, so that Mrs. White said, "Tut, tut!" and coughed gently as her husband entered the room, followed by a tall, burly man, beady of eye and rubicund of visage.†
Definitions:
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(1)
(condolence) an expression of sympathy to another who is in sorrow -- typically in grief over a death in the family
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)