Welcoming
['wɛlkəmɪŋ]
Definition
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Welcome
Checker: Wayne
Examples
- If he had spared her that she could have drowned quietly, welcoming the dark flood as it submerged her. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- I'm obleeged to you, sir, for your welcoming manner of me. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- The welcoming party hung back till their visitor entered the hall. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- He called on the Colonel, on pretence of welcoming him back to England. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- I hope I have the honour of welcoming you in good health, Sir Leicester? Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- To genuine proselytes of whatever race, Judaism long held out welcoming arms. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
Checker: Wayne