acclaiming

English

Etymology

From acclaim +‎ -ing.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA^(key): /əˈkleɪmɪŋ/
• Rhymes: -eɪmɪŋ
• Hyphenation: ac‧claim‧ing

Adjective

acclaiming (comparative more acclaiming, superlative most acclaiming)

1. That acclaims; applauding, welcoming enthusiastically.
   • 1748, James Thomson, “Canto II”, in The Castle of Indolence: […], London: […] A[ndrew] Millar, […], →OCLC, stanza LXXVI, page 79:

     Attended by a glad acclaiming Train, / Of thoſe he reſcu'd had from gaping Hell, / Then turn'd the Knight; […]

Verb

acclaiming

1. present participle and gerund of acclaim