Definition of LAUD

laud

Plural: lauds

Verb

Verb Forms: lauded, lauding, lauds

  • To praise someone or something highly.
  • praise, glorify, or honor
  • To praise; to glorify.

Noun

  • Glorification or praise.
  • Hymn of praise.
  • A prayer service following matins.

Examples

  • The crowd began to LAUD his skillful play after he laid down a nine-letter word.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English lauden, from Old French lauder, from Latin laudō, laudāre, from laus (“praise, glory, fame, renown”), from echoic Proto-Indo-European root *leh₁wdʰ- (“song, sound”). Cognate with Old English lēoþ (“song, poem”), German Lied (“song”). Doublet of leed.

Scrabble Score: 5

laud: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
laud: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
laud: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 7

laud: valid Words With Friends Word