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Praising vs Complimenting - What's the difference?

praising | complimenting |

As verbs the difference between praising and complimenting

is that praising is while complimenting is .

As a noun praising

is an act of giving praise.

praising

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    • Noun

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  • An act of giving praise.
  • * 2009 , Ken Blanchard, Leading at a Higher Level, Revised and Expanded Edition
    • We ask people all the time, “How many of you are sick and tired of all the praisings you get at work or at home?” Everybody laughs, because most of us do not naturally think of cheering each other on.

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