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Praising   /prˈeɪzɪŋ/   Listen
verb
Praise  v. t.  (past & past part. praised; pres. part. praising)  
1.
To commend; to applaud; to express approbation of; to laud; applied to a person or his acts. "I praise well thy wit." "Let her own works praise her in the gates." "We praise not Hector, though his name, we know, Is great in arms; 't is hard to praise a foe."
2.
To extol in words or song; to magnify; to glorify on account of perfections or excellent works; to do honor to; to display the excellence of; applied especially to the Divine Being. "Praise ye him, all his angels; praise ye him, all his hosts!"
3.
To value; to appraise. (Obs.)
Synonyms: To commend; laud; eulogize; celebrate; glorify; magnify. To Praise, Applaud, Extol. To praise is to set at high price; to applaud is to greet with clapping; to extol is to bear aloft, to exalt. We may praise in the exercise of calm judgment; we usually applaud from impulse, and on account of some specific act; we extol under the influence of high admiration, and usually in strong, if not extravagant, language.






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"Praising" Quotes from Famous Books



... did not press him, and the boy served him with the most undeviating punctuality and attention for twelve years, during which he received his instructions in every branch of learning, and became a most accomplished youth. At the end of the twelve years, the youth one day heard some young men praising the beauty of the sultan's daughter, and saying that her charms were unequalled by those of all the princesses of the age. This discourse excited his curiosity to behold so lovely a creature. He repaired to his master, saying, "My lord, I understand that the sultan hath a most beautiful ...
— The Arabian Nights Entertainments vol. 4 • Anon.

... "if she could be content with praising him, and regretting the insuperable obstacles, and if she would encourage you to be patient—There, let ...
— A Perilous Secret • Charles Reade

... overcome, and fell to praising him to the skies. For the moment the missing plate ...
— Robin Hood • Paul Creswick

... about twenty individuals. Old gentlemen with specs looked beneath them, and young gentlemen with papers looked above them. A young man in white jacket and green apron was endeavoring to satisfy the craving appetites of two teamsters, who were loudly praising the landlord's brandy, and cursing the bad state of the roads in a manner worthy of ...
— Town and Country, or, Life at Home and Abroad • John S. Adams

... all I remember is friends flocking round, As I sate with his head twixt my knees on the ground; And no voice but was praising this Roland of mine As I poured down his throat our last measure of wine, Which (the burgesses voted by common consent) Was no more than his due who ...
— Our Boys - Entertaining Stories by Popular Authors • Various


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