Definition: 1. Something that you say or do to greet someone. 2. A message of good wishes for somebody's health, happiness, etc.
Use 'greeting' in a sentence:
1. While cheek-kissing for Latin Americans is also a universal greeting form, it does not require such a high degree of relational closeness.
2. He took her hand in greeting and asked solicitously how everything was.
3. They paste up Spring Festival couplets, greeting the New Year and saying goodbye to the old year.
4. The last verse of his greeting was in these words, "Welcome, O King!"
5. Choose proper greeting manners.
6. At this warm greeting, the poor Tunny, who was not used to such tenderness, wept like a child.
7. In France, greeting with a kiss is very common.
8. Maybe I can surprise her with a greeting next time I visit my dad.
9. He nodded greetings to Mary Ann and Michael and shook hands with Burke.
10. I opened the box and saw a piece of crystal snowflake and a greeting card with "Happy Birthday" in the blank paper.
11. What I really like is that they even have greeting ceremonies.
12. They exchanged greetings, compared notes on their wives and families, and finally got down to business.
13. To help stop the spread of coronavirus, people give up their usual greeting styles and invent safe ways.
14. It has been wired into millions of music boxes, greeting cards, watches, toys, games and other tune-playing products.
15. They exchanged greetings.
16. Tom nodded a greeting.
17. He managed to croak a greeting.
18. What other responsibilities does Jane have besides greeting customers?
19. "Good morning, Pinocchio," said the Fox, greeting him courteously.
20. He didn't even return my greeting.
21. She exchanged a few words of greeting with the guests.
22. The weasel goes to pay his respects to the hen--not with the best of intentions.; A weasel giving new year's greetings to a hen has ulterior motives.
23. What may be the common traditional greeting way in some European countries?
24. Tom gave us a cheery greeting.
25. It seems to work, since Jane is often busy greeting new customers.
26. The number of bows that the Japanese exchange on greeting each other, as well as the length and the depth of the bows, signals the social status each party feels towards the other.
27. There was a tinge of condescension in her greeting.
28. Tom nodded a greeting but didn't say anything.
29. The butcher's son called out a greeting.
30. They had an exchange of greetings.
31. Yet each of these other forms of greeting is appropriate in other parts of the world.
32. That's why we establish or reestablish connection by greeting strangers and friends with a handshake.
33. Japanese people will bow in the greeting.
34. He made a bow in the greeting.
35. They exchanged greetings and sat down to lunch.
36. Her greeting was less than enthusiastic.
37. He raised a hand in greeting.
38. He raised his hand in greeting.
39. Livy thought Caroline's greeting seemed a little restrained.
