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becomplimenting

becomplimenting is the present participle and gerund of becompliment.

Meaning of becompliment

Verb

becompliment (third-person singular simple present becompliments, present participle becomplimenting, simple past and past participle becomplimented)

  1. (archaic, transitive) To compliment.
    • How many times have we heard the same persons say, "I never heard the Hallelujah Chorus go so well before!" If all other becomplimented country amateurs were blessed with simplicity as great and memories as retentive as Mr. GARDINER possesses […]1839, The Spectator, volume 12, page 161

Questions about becomplimenting

What is becomplimenting the present participle and gerund of?
Becomplimenting is the present participle and gerund of becompliment.

Words near becomplimenting in the dictionary

  1. becomingly
  2. becomingness
  3. becomings
  4. becompliment
  5. becomplimented
  6. becomplimenting
  7. becompliments
  8. Becontree
  9. becoomed
  10. becorseted
  11. becos

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