approving

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approving

/əˈpɹuː.vɪŋ/ US, UK

adjective more approving · most approving

Expressing approbation; commending She flashed an approving smile.
Similar: approbative, approbatory, sympathetic, favorable

verb

gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of approve

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: approbatory, approbative, favourable, favorable, approval, blessing, approbation, accepting, acceptance, accept, endorsement, supporting, approver, permitting, endorse, admitting

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adj expressing approbation; commending — see also approbative

Português	aprovador
Français	approbateur, approbatif
Русский	одобри́тельный odobrítelʹnyj

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@misc{approving_2026,
  title = {approving},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/approving},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}