Definition of "approving" []

• Expressing approbation; commending; as, an approving smile. (adjective)
• Present participle of approve. (verb)

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• "They retreated not at all in the face of a Federalist resolution to include an expression approving the President’s denunciation of the Democratic Societies."
• "Her ingenuity, her creativity in approving reimbursements is the bondage. .er, envy of the free market."
• "Pennsylvania State, Temple, and two other state-related universities said yesterday that the delay in approving table-games legislation in Harrisburg could affect tuition rates, starting in January."