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praising with faint damns

praising with faint damns is the present participle and gerund of praise with faint damns.

Meaning of praise with faint damns

Verb

praise with faint damns (third-person singular simple present praises with faint damns, present participle praising with faint damns, simple past and past participle praised with faint damns)

  1. (idiomatic, transitive) To provide minimal critique, implying that the criticism is the worst that could be said of someone or something.
    • The former accordingly greeted his book with warm approval, and the latter praised it with faint damns.1885, Henry Augustin Beers, Nathaniel Parker Willis, page 194

Questions about praising with faint damns

What is praising with faint damns the present participle and gerund of?
Praising with faint damns is the present participle and gerund of praise with faint damns.

Words near praising with faint damns in the dictionary

  1. praiseworthily
  2. praiseworthiness
  3. praiseworthy
  4. praising
  5. praising to the skies
  6. praising with faint damns
  7. praisingly
  8. praisings
  9. praize
  10. praizes
  11. Prajapati

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