Definition of "acknowledging"

acknowledging

verb
1. present participle and gerund of acknowledg
2. present participle and gerund of acknowledge
noun
plural acknowledgings
1. (archaic) The act of acknowledging something.
adjective
comparative more acknowledging, superlative most acknowledging
1. That acknowledges, in various sense; (especially) that notices or recognises someone or something.
2. (obsolete, specifically) Expressing esteem or gratitude.
  Quotations
  Miss Buddulph's answer […] is not a bad one, although you perhaps may think it too acknowledging for the female character.
  1748, [Samuel Richardson], chapter 2, in Clarissa. Or, The History of a Young Lady: […], volume I, London: […] S[amuel] Richardson; […]