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daying

/ˈdeɪ.ɪŋ/

daying is the present participle and gerund of day.

Meaning of day

Verb

day (third-person singular simple present days, present participle daying, simple past and past participle dayed)

  1. (intransitive, rare) To spend a day (in a place).
    • I nighted and dayed in Damascus town[.]1885, Richard F. Burton, chapter XXIII, in The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night, volume I, The Burton Club, page 233

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Phrases with daying

Questions about daying

What is daying the present participle and gerund of?
Daying is the present participle and gerund of day.
How do you pronounce daying?
Daying is pronounced /ˈdeɪ.ɪŋ/.

Words near daying in the dictionary

  1. dayhikes
  2. Dayhoff
  3. Dayhoffs
  4. Dayi
  5. Dayi method
  6. daying
  7. dayjamas
  8. dayjob
  9. dayjobs
  10. Daykin
  11. Daykundi

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