belaud
Americanverb (used with object)
Other Word Forms
- belauder noun
Etymology
Origin of belaud
Example Sentences
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As may be imagined, I defended peace in the one, and did my best to belaud his Excellency in the other.
From The Memoirs of Count Carlo Gozzi; Volume the First by Gozzi, Carlo
Crassus on this occasion, between whom and Cicero there was never much friendship, took occasion to belaud the late great Consul on account of his Catiline successes.
From The Life of Cicero Volume One by Trollope, Anthony
His only regret was that the wine was not better, and he would belaud the wines of the Rhine.
From Jean-Christophe Journey's End by Cannan, Gilbert
What amazed me was the calm with which these folks gathered together and commenced to belaud their noble selves, their country, and their "institootions" and everything else that was theirs.
From From Sea to Sea Letters of Travel by Kipling, Rudyard
This is not to belaud the present system, any more than it is optimistic to say this is the best of all possible worlds.
From Without Prejudice by Zangwill, Israel
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