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dishings

/ˈdɪʃɪŋz/

dishings is the plural of dishing.

Meaning of dishing

Noun

dishing (plural dishings)

  1. A dish shape or deformation; a concavity.
  2. (figuratively, sometimes) The act of placing in a dish, as when presenting food to be served.
    • The new musical coatings given to these old forms and fiavourings have ever been the curse of musical progress in this country, and it is high time that such “dishings-up” were turned away from, once and for ever, by the music-loving public.1887, The National Review, volume 9, page 209

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Questions about dishings

What is dishings the plural of?
Dishings is the plural of dishing.
How do you pronounce dishings?
Dishings is pronounced /ˈdɪʃɪŋz/.

Words near dishings in the dictionary

  1. dishing
  2. dishing off
  3. dishing out
  4. dishing the dirt
  5. dishing up
  6. dishings
  7. dishless
  8. Dishley
  9. Dishleys
  10. dishlicker
  11. dishlickers

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