acclaiming
present participle ofacclaim
acclaim
verb[Toften passive]
uk/əˈkleɪm/us/əˈkleɪm/to givepublicapprovalandpraise:
She wasuniversally/widely/publiclyacclaimedforhercontributionto thediscovery.
She is being acclaimed(=publiclyrecognized)asthegreatestdancerof hergeneration.
Praising and applauding
- acclaim
- acclamation
- accolade
- adulate
- adulation
- cheer
- dispatch
- eulogistic
- eulogize
- eulogy
- exalt
- extol
- honour
- paean
- panegyric
- panegyrical
- panegyrist
- patsomeoneon the backidiom
- rave
- slap
Examplesofacclaiming
acclaiming
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
The rhetoric linking these injustices was populist in orientation, returning power to the people andacclaimingthe virtues of selfdetermination.
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The triple bow indicated for the first time a mutuality of sentiment: the people were recognizing andacclaimingtheir monarchy; the monarch was showing recognition and gratitude to the people.
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But a moment ago we wereacclaiminga great feat of arms, a glorious victory.
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We should proceed with a combination of approaches, including prosecution, notices, naming and shaming and naming andacclaiming, where appropriate.
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Far fromacclaimingit as a success, they want to see it fail.
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Ever since the nationalisation of the railways became an accomplished fact we have heard speeches from the benches opposite in every transport debateacclaimingthe supposed virtues of decentralisation.
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The troops returned to their barracks,acclaimingthe king as a constitutional one.
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