glorify
verb (used with object)
to cause to be or treat as being more splendid, excellent, etc., than would normally be considered.
are glorifying
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present progressiveof glorify.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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A debate has emerged in Australia about whether overweight models who appear on the catwalk are glorifying obesity.
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2017
We are glorifying the wrong people; at least, most of us are.
From Men of the Bible; Some Lesser-Known Characters by George Milligan
This, Sir, is the treaty which our commercial cities are glorifying; this is the treaty which has turned our "winter of discontent" into "glorious summer."
From A Letter to the Hon. Samuel Eliot, Representative in Congress From the City of Boston, In Reply to His Apology For Voting For the Fugitive Slave Bill. by Franklin Dexter
We are glorifying ourselves to-day, and whenever the name of Harvard is emphatically uttered on such days, frantic cheers go up.
From Memories and Studies by Henry James
Of course, of course, my dear gentlemen," said Quinny impatiently, for he had been silent too long, "you are glorifying commonplaces.
From Murder in Any Degree by Owen Johnson
