Meanings
verb
- gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of praise
nounpraising (plural praisings)
plural praisings
- An act of giving praise.
We ask people all the time, “How many of you are sick and tired of all the praisings you get at work or at home?” Everybody laughs, because most of us do not naturally think of cheering each other on.
2009, Ken Blanchard, Leading at a Higher Level, Revised and Expanded Edition
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivefull of or giving praise
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Rhymes & wordplay
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APA
praising. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/praising
MLA
“praising.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/praising. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “praising,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/praising.
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