greeting
noun
the act or words of a person who greets.
greetings
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pluralof greeting.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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He arrives in Cooperstown along with Carlos Beltrán and Andruw Jones to greetings from his new peers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2026
Over the following year, the two continued to exchange greetings, ideas and invitations.
From Salon ● May 19, 2026
In the mornings, Christine eagerly awaits the brightly colored, highly vocal birds swooping into their garden, whooping their greetings before flying off into the junglelike foliage.
From Slate ● Mar. 30, 2026
Team USA catcher Cal Raleigh—aka “Big Dumper,” the round-rumped, homer-slugging All-Star backstop for the Mariners—is getting grief for rejecting friendly greetings from Seattle teammates playing on other national teams.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 16, 2026
He nodded his head at the murmur of greetings directed to him from the seats, and his long black beard moved back and forth against his chest, and his earlocks swayed.
From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok
