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Discover LudwigThe phrase "are greeting" is not correct in standard written English.
It can be used in a context where the subject is plural and the action of greeting is ongoing, but it typically requires a subject before it.
Example: "They are greeting the guests as they arrive."
Alternatives: "are welcoming" or "are saluting".
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are greeting
noun
A conventional phrase used to start a letter or conversation or otherwise to acknowledge a person's arrival or presence.
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There you are!" greeting, and before I can figure out the appropriate way to greet him back, he's sitting in front of me.
But he notes, "People are greeting me like a hero, not like someone who lost".
Physicists are greeting his idea with emotions ranging from excitement to deep skepticism.
Because the automatic cuts, known as sequestration, fall unevenly across the country, many Americans are greeting them with a shrug.
LONG ISLAND politicians are greeting David A. Paterson's ascent as the new governor as if he were a hometown guy.
Most technology consultants, while not as optimistic about the DVD's future as Mr. Dunn, are greeting studio efforts with enthusiasm.
Its true splendors remain to be seen, but the cold-climate macrophylla-deprived are greeting it with glad cries.
The series is remarkable when compared to the silence with which Putin and others in the Kremlin are greeting the Revolution's anniversary.
This time, cinemas are greeting Melissa McCarthy comedy The Boss, and ensemble comedy Mother's Day, featuring Jennifer Aniston, Julia Roberts, Kate Hudson and Jason Sudeikis.
At a small primary school in north-east Nigeria, a group of uniformed orphans are greeting a visitor to their art class.
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