loud+praise

  • 1praise — [prāz] vt. praised, praising [ME praisen < OFr preisier < LL pretiare < L pretium, worth, PRICE] 1. Obs. to set a price on; appraise 2. to commend the worth of; express approval or admiration of 3. to laud the glory of (God, etc.), as in …

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  • 2loud — (adj.) O.E. hlud noisy, making noise, sonorous, from W.Gmc. *khluthaz heard (Cf. O.Fris., O.S. hlud, M.Du. luut, Du. luid, O.H.G. hlut, Ger. laut loud ), from PIE pp. *klutos (Cf. Skt. srutah, Gk. klytos …

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  • 3loud — loud1 [laud] adj comparative louder superlative loudest [: Old English; Origin: hlud] 1.) making a lot of noise ≠ ↑quiet ▪ The book fell to the floor with a loud bang. ▪ The music was so loud that I had to shout. ▪ Who s there? asked David in a… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 4loud — 1 adjective 1 making a lot of noise: a loud bang | That music s too loud. 2 someone who is loud talks too loudly and confidently: The more Tom drank, the louder he became. 3 loud clothes are unpleasantly bright: Butch was wearing a loud checked… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 5praise — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. commendation, acclaim, approval, applause; eulogy; homage; benediction, thanksgiving, grace. v. t. acclaim, approve, commend, extol, eulogize, applaud; glorify, laud. See approbation, gratitude. Ant …

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  • 6praise — v. & n. v.tr. 1 express warm approval or admiration of. 2 glorify (God) in words. n. the act or an instance of praising; commendation (won high praise; were loud in their praises). Phrases and idioms: praise be! an exclamation of pious gratitude …

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  • 7Dance Praise (video game) — Dance Praise Developer(s) Digital Praise Publisher(s) Digital Praise Series …

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  • 8Lance Loud — (June 26, 1951 ndash;December 22, 2001) was an openly gay columnist. He is probably best known for his role in An American Family , a pioneer reality show.Early lifeLance was born in La Jolla, California, while his father was in the Navy during… …

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  • 9Damn with faint praise — is an English idiom for words that effectively condemn by seeming to offer praise which is too moderate or marginal to be considered praise at all.[1] In other words, this phrase identifies the act of expressing a compliment so feeble that it… …

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  • 10ker-1, kor-, kr- —     ker 1, kor , kr     English meaning: a kind of sound (hoarse shrieking, etc..), *crane     Deutsche Übersetzung: ‘schallnachahmung for heisere, rauhe Töne, solche Tierstimmen and die sie ausstoßenden Tiere”     Note: Root ker 1, kor , kr : “a …

    Proto-Indo-European etymological dictionary