Meaning & use
extolling
Praising someone or something enthusiastically and in great detail.
See it in a sentence
The coach spent the interview extolling the team's discipline and hard work.
Reviewers have been extolling the novel's beautiful, remarkably precise prose all year.
A note on using this word
Extol is a fairly formal verb, often used about public praise of achievements or virtues rather than casual compliments.
Words with a similar meaning
praisinglauding
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Words with an opposite meaning
criticizingcondemning
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