congratulate
verb (used with object)
to express pleasure to (a person), as on a happy occasion.
is congratulating
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present progressiveof congratulate (3rd person singular).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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No. As your colleague is congratulating himself, your doing so strikes Miss Manners as forcing yourself into someone else’s selfie.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 11, 2023
Mark Wahlberg is congratulating his pal Tom Brady on his long and successful career as the seven-time Super Bowl champion hangs up his cleats following 22 seasons in the NFL.
From Fox News ● Feb. 2, 2022
He is congratulating himself for a job well done.
From Salon ● May 26, 2020
LePage, who says McGough is leaving on good terms, is congratulating him on taking his career in public service to the federal level.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 8, 2018
My Emily is congratulating herself that she has secured one undivided sixteenth part of the next Lancers with that dear Mr. Wynn Ingways.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 104, February 4, 1893 by Sir F. C. (Francis Cowley) Burnand
