# praising

Pronunciation: say "PRAY-zing" /ˈpɹeɪzɪŋ/

## Verb

1. Present participle of praise. — present participle and gerund of praise
   - Simple: The -ing form of praise. Use it after am, is, are, was or were, or to name the action.
   - _Critics are praising the novel for its bold structure._
   - _Praising the chef, the diners asked if they could thank her in person._

## Noun

2. An act of giving praise to someone or something.
   - Simple: The act of saying good things about someone or something.
   - _The endless praising of the new manager soon began to feel insincere._
   - _Public praising of the volunteers lifted morale across the whole team._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/praising (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).