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sung the praises of

sung the praises of is the simple past and past participle 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 sung the praises of

What is sung the praises of the simple past and past participle of?
Sung the praises of is the simple past and past participle of sing the praises of.

Words near sung the praises of in the dictionary

  1. sung like a canary
  2. sung off the same hymn sheet
  3. sung out
  4. sung small
  5. sung soprano
  6. sung the praises of
  7. sung the same tune
  8. sung up
  9. Sung-chiang
  10. sung-through
  11. Sung-tzu

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