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褒めちぎる (ほめちぎる) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
godan verb (-ru), transitive verb
praise highly ; sing the praises of ; extol
To praise someone or something excessively or enthusiastically, often with a nuance of going overboard. The verb ちぎる adds the sense of doing something to an extreme degree.
彼かの
女じょ
は
自じ
分ぶん
の
子こ
供ども
のこと
を
いつも
褒ほ
めちぎっ
て
いる
。
She is always singing the praises of her own child.
Written forms 褒ほ めちぎる Usage 62%
Standard kanji spelling using 褒める (to praise).
ほめちぎる Usage 28%
Kana spelling, often used in casual writing.
誉ほ めちぎる Usage 11%
Alternate kanji spelling using 誉める, also common.
Kanji 誉 reputation, praise, honor Similar words 褒ほ める 褒める is the general verb for 'to praise'. 褒めちぎる adds the compound element ちぎる, which intensifies the action, meaning to praise excessively or enthusiastically.
絶ぜっ 賛さん する 絶賛する also means to praise highly, but it is more formal and often used in reviews or official statements. 褒めちぎる is more colloquial and implies a personal, sometimes over-the-top, praise.
Etymology Compound of 褒める (to praise) and ちぎる, a suffix meaning 'to do something to an extreme degree' (as in 怒りちぎる, 走りちぎる). The exact origin of ちぎる is uncertain, but it adds an intensive, often excessive, nuance to the verb.
