empathizing

And yes, technically, that counts as "empathizing".

The emotional man. Ann Althouse 2009

An alternative trait is 'empathizing', supposedly more prevalent in females, which is a tendency to empathise with people's feeling and intentions, and enjoy and understand the nuances of social situations.

Mind Hacks: Edge debate on sex, autism and engineering 2005

An alternative trait is 'empathizing', supposedly more prevalent in females, which is a tendency to empathise with people's feeling and intentions, and enjoy and understand the nuances of social situations.

Mind Hacks: April 2005 Archives 2005

There remains the subtle matter of "empathizing" with a work of art as such, or with a negation of art.

Empathy & Dance Kirby, Michael 1970

Still regretting Canterbury, Henry wrote a poem empathizing with a depressed-looking lion he had seen in a cage:

Henry’s Demons Patrick Cockburn 2011

I know Americans, hell most people of any nationality, have a very hard time empathizing with foreigners.

The Worst Mexican Restaurant on Earth 2009

Wading through this soliloquy, I found myself empathizing with the cab driver, whom I imagined drumming his fingers on the wheel, impatient for the plot to lurch ahead.

Book review: 'Destiny and Desire' by Carlos Fuentes Marcela Valdes 2011

I do think that helping people who want to transition out of it goes way beyond empathizing with individual suffering.

Providing a Path to a Secular Life Melanie Grayce West 2012

Wading through this soliloquy, I found myself empathizing with the cab driver, whom I imagined drumming his fingers on the wheel, impatient for the plot to lurch ahead.

Book review: 'Destiny and Desire' by Carlos Fuentes Marcela Valdes 2011

I appreciated her empathizing with my situation and proposing a solution that is likely to keep me as a Sprint customer for years to come.

Sprint Helps You Deal With Your Deadbeat Brother - The Consumerist 2009