complimenting
present participle ofcompliment
| 单词 | complimenting |
| 释义 | complimenting present participle ofcompliment compliment verb[T] uk/ˈkɒm.plɪ.mənt/us/ˈkɑːm.plə.mənt/C1 topraiseorexpressadmirationfor someone: I was just complimenting Robertonhiswonderfulfood. I must compliment youonyourhandlingof a verydifficultsituation. to praise someone or something
Praising and applauding
Examplesofcomplimentingcomplimenting In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. It begins by defining the speech act ofcomplimenting, and examining the function of compliments and the function and nature of compliment responses in each culture. From theCambridge English Corpus We should becomplimentingpupils rather than running them down the whole time. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 That is a strange way ofcomplimentinghim. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I am notcomplimentinghim on the decision of last night. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We should becomplimentingthe staff and management rather than being so critical. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We have received letterscomplimentingus on the effect of the taxpayers charter. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I wascomplimentingthe trade unions, and was pointing out that all these fears are ill-founded. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I wascomplimentingit on its caution in not rushing headlong into new technology in 1991, despite the attractions. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 He did not make it clear to my mind that he was eithercomplimentingthem or that he was satisfied with them. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 On that occasion he very kindly sent me a lettercomplimentingus on the reorganisation on a comprehensive pattern. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I am doing no more thancomplimentinghim and remarking on his obvious enjoyment, which made his speech a pleasure to listen to. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 He tried to take glory incomplimentingthe temperate approach of trade union leaders to this appointment. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I take this opportunity ofcomplimentingher on procuring this further publicity for her constituents. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I wascomplimentingalso the larger body outside. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We should becomplimentingit and welcoming the long-term development of the fluidised-bed boiler systems. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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