counting one's blessings

A form of count one's blessings — 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.

Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of count one's blessings
Cite this entry
APA

counting one's blessings. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/counting%20one's%20blessings

MLA

“counting one's blessings.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/counting%20one's%20blessings. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “counting one's blessings,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/counting%20one's%20blessings.

Source: counting one's blessings on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.