laud
verb (used with object)
to praise; extol.
were lauding
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past progressiveof laud.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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It wasn't so long ago people were lauding Forest, but they have not won in the Premier League since beating Brighton 7-0 on 1 February.
From BBC ● Mar. 6, 2025
Foreign correspondents like me were lauding the country’s successful transition from dictatorship to democracy.
From Washington Post ● May 9, 2022
But shortly after the charges were unsealed, several big names in the anti-doping world were lauding the first case to come under the new law.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 12, 2022
I felt like we were lauding a ghost.
From Salon ● Feb. 24, 2020
All the time they were lauding me to the skies and flattering and fooling me, I knew how stupid the whole thing was.
From Nell, of Shorne Mills or, One Heart's Burden by Charles Garvice
