approving
About 1.38 uses per million words.
Meaning
- adjective Expressing approbation; commending
She flashed an approving smile.
- verb present participle and gerund of approve
Similar words
approbatory approbative favourable favorable approval blessing approbation accepting acceptance accept
Often followed by
the of a or and it smile his an
Word family
approvingly
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