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counting one's blessings

counting one's blessings is the present participle and gerund of count one's blessings.

Meaning of count one's blessings

Verb

count one's blessings (third-person singular simple present counts one's blessings, present participle counting one's blessings, simple past and past participle counted one's blessings)

  1. (idiomatic) To focus one's attention on the circumstances of one's life which are pleasant or fortunate, especially with the intention of diverting one's thoughts from serious or disagreeable matters.
    • Of course if she begins to preach, and to tell me to count my blessings, I shall send her away.1915, Eleanor H. Porter, chapter 3, in Pollyanna Grows Up, The Page Company

Questions about counting one's blessings

What is counting one's blessings the present participle and gerund of?
Counting one's blessings is the present participle and gerund of count one's blessings.

Words near counting one's blessings in the dictionary

  1. counting of the Omer
  2. counting off
  3. counting on
  4. counting on one hand
  5. counting on the fingers of one hand
  6. counting one's blessings
  7. counting one's chickens
  8. counting one's days
  9. counting one's lucky stars
  10. counting out
  11. counting rhyme

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