Definition of Thanking

1. Verb. (present participle of thank) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Thanking

1. thank [v] - See also: thank

Lexicographical Neighbors of Thanking

thank you very much
thank yous
thanka
thankas
thanke
thanked
thankee
thanker
thankers
thankful
thankfuller
thankfullest
thankfully
thankfulness
thankfulnesses
thanking (current term)
thankings
thankless
thankless wretch
thanklessly
thanklessness
thanklessnesses
thankly
thanks
thanks a bunch
thanks a lot
thanks a million
thanks for coming
thanks for nothing
thanks for your help

Literary usage of Thanking

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Appletons' Annual Cyclopædia and Register of Important Events of the Year (1870)
"Holding with gratitude Grant's Inaugural, and thanking him for declaring that until ... thanking the President for restoring Sheridan and Reynolds to tho ..."

2. The Autobiography of Benvenuto Cellini by Benvenuto Cellini (1910)
"Then having thanked those gentlemen, and feeling ourselves entirely refreshed, we quitted the place, and travelled onwards, thanking God for saving us from ..."

3. The Autobiography of Benvenuto Cellini by Benvenuto Cellini (1910)
"Then having thanked those gentlemen, and feeling ourselves entirely refreshed, we quitted the place, and travelled onwards, thanking God for saving us from ..."

4. The Life of Benvenuto Cellini by Benvenuto Cellini (1920)
"And my father : " I shall spend my time in thanking God that He has rescued him from that fate." XIX At Siena I waited for the mail to Rome, ..."

5. The History of England: From the Invasion of Julius Cæsar, to the Revolution by David Hume (1810)
"... thanking him for his answer to the remonstrance. Several motions were made for an address to his majesty to dissolve the parliament, but these were ..."

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