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
He immediately rose to his feet and advanced, salaaming to the Germans.
From The Childrens' Story of the War, Volume 3 (of 10) From the First Battle of Ypres to the End of the Year 1914 by James Edward Parrott
The whole crew then went ashore in great excitement, headed by the captain, and surrounded the Saint, kissing his hand and salaaming.
From The Life, Letters and Work of Frederic Leighton Volume II by Mrs. Russell Barrington
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
"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
