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sang the praises of

sang the praises of is the present participle and gerund of sing the praises of.

Meaning of sing the praises of

Verb

sing the praises of (third-person singular simple present sings the praises of, present participle sang the praises of, simple past and past participle sung the praises of)

  1. (idiomatic) to commend (someone or something’s) attributes to others
    • She is only coming to gloat over my bedraggled and flowerless borders and to sing the praises of her own detestably over-cultivated garden. I’m sick of being told that it’s the envy of the neighbourhood; it’s like everything else that belongs to her—her car, her dinner-parties, even her headaches...1919, Saki, The Toys of Peace and Other Papers

Questions about sang the praises of

What is sang the praises of the present participle and gerund of?
Sang the praises of is the present participle and gerund of sing the praises of.

Words near sang the praises of in the dictionary

  1. sang like a canary
  2. sang off the same hymn sheet
  3. sang out
  4. sang small
  5. sang soprano
  6. sang the praises of
  7. sang the same tune
  8. sang up
  9. sang wenhua
  10. Sang-chu
  11. sang-froid

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