salaam
noun
a salutation meaning “peace,” used especially in Islamic countries.
salaaming
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present participleof salaam.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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In desperation, newsmen formed a crescent on Rita's lawn, fell to their knees, salaaming and pleading.
From Time Magazine Archive
She did not understand at first, but the owners, salaaming behind their sweating cargadores, explained that they were to be hers during her stay.
From Caybigan by James Hopper
"Enter, my lord," the man said, salaaming deeply.
From At the Point of the Bayonet A Tale of the Mahratta War by G. A. (George Alfred) Henty
Peter said something to the smiling lift-man in an extremely dirty dhoti who stood salaaming in the entrance.
From Jan and Her Job by L. Allen (Lizzie Allen) Harker
After that day I often saw before me a large white envelop, and the most expressive people in the world were salaaming before it.
From The Near East Dalmatia, Greece and Constantinople by Robert (Robert Smythe) Hichens
