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acclaiming

Syllables: ac·claim·ingUK/əˈkleɪmɪŋ/

acclaiming adjective: that acclaims; applauding, welcoming enthusiastically. Also the present participle and gerund of acclaim.

Adjective

acclaiming (comparative more acclaiming, superlative most acclaiming)

  1. That acclaims; applauding, welcoming enthusiastically.
    • Attended by a glad acclaiming Train, / Of thoſe he reſcu'd had from gaping Hell, / Then turn'd the Knight; […]1748, James Thomson, “Canto II”, in The Castle of Indolence: […], London: […] A[ndrew] Millar, […], →OCLC, stanza LXXVI, page 79

Also used as

acclaiming is also the present participle and gerund of acclaim.

Forms of acclaiming

comparativemore acclaiming
superlativemost acclaiming

Origin of acclaiming

From acclaim + -ing.

Words that rhyme with acclaiming

Questions about acclaiming

What does acclaiming mean?
Acclaiming means that acclaims; applauding, welcoming enthusiastically.
What part of speech is acclaiming?
Acclaiming is an adjective.
How do you pronounce acclaiming?
Acclaiming is pronounced /əˈkleɪmɪŋ/ (UK).

Words near acclaiming in the dictionary

  1. acclaimable
  2. acclaimed
  3. acclaimer
  4. acclaimers
  5. acclaimeth
  6. acclaiming
  7. acclaims
  8. acclamate
  9. acclamated
  10. acclamates
  11. acclamating

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