acclaim
verb (used with object)
to welcome or salute with shouts or sounds of joy and approval; applaud.
have been acclaiming
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present perfect progressiveof acclaim.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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Yes—the babu may have been wrong, and Macteith Sahib may really have been acclaiming Greene Sahib his superior, and declaring his own miserable unworthiness.
From Cupid in Africa by P. C. Wren
