Definify.com

Webster 1828 Edition

ppr.

Commending; extolling in words or song.

praising

praising ‎(plural praisings)

An act of giving praise.
- 2009, Ken Blanchard, Leading at a Higher Level, Revised and Expanded Edition
  We ask people all the time, “How many of you are sick and tired of all the praisings you get at work or at home?” Everybody laughs, because most of us do not naturally think of cheering each other on.