laud
verb (used with object)
to praise; extol.
has been lauding
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present perfect progressiveof laud (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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They have had only one distraction all day,—the arrival of another guest, a distant cousin of their hostess, who has been lauding her for a week or so.
From Rossmoyne by Unknown
I suppose little Bessie has been lauding her up to the skies.'
From Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 437 Volume 17, New Series, May 15, 1852 by William Chambers
