appraising
present participle of appraise
appraising (plural appraisings)
(Scotland, legal, historical) Alternative form of apprising
Source: Wiktionary
Ap*praise", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Appraised; p. pr. & vb. n. Appraising.] Etym: [Pref. ad- + praise. See Praise, Price, Apprize, Appreciate.]
1. To set a value; to estimate the worth of, particularly by persons appointed for the purpose; as, to appraise goods and chattels.
2. To estimate; to conjecture. Enoch . . . appraised his weight. Tennyson.
3. To praise; to commend. [Obs.] R. Browning. Appraised the Lycian custom. Tennyson.
Note: In the United States, this word is often pronounced, and sometimes written, apprize.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
13 January 2025
(noun) the process of becoming softened and saturated as a consequence of being immersed in water (or other liquid); “a good soak put life back in the wagon”
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.
