disporting
disporting is the present participle and gerund of disport.
Meaning of disport
Verb
disport (third-person singular simple present disports, present participle disporting, simple past and past participle disported)
- To amuse oneself divertingly or playfully; in particular, to cavort or gambol.
- Afterward, as appeareth by Euſtachius, there was ſome Greekes diſported themſelues herein, as he which turned Atlas for his heauie burthen in ſupporting Heauen, to Talas, that is, Wretched; Arete, Vertue, into Erate, that is, Louely; Ilaros, Merrie, into Liaros, that is, warme.1629, M. N. [pseudonym; William Camden], “Anagrams”, in Remaines Concerning Brittaine: But Especially England, and the Inhabitants thereof: […], 4th edition, London: Printed by A[dam] I[slip] for...
Noun
disporting (plural disportings)
- The act of one who disports.
- I must fain resign all poetic disportings of the fancy, and pursue my narrative in humble prose.1809, Diedrich Knickerbocker [pseudonym; Washington Irving], A History of New York, from the Beginning of the World to the End of the Dutch Dynasty. […], volume (please specify |volume=I or II), New...
Forms of disporting
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Questions about disporting
- What does disporting mean?
- Disporting means the act of one who disports.
- What is disporting the present participle and gerund of?
- Disporting is the present participle and gerund of disport.
- What part of speech is disporting?
- Disporting is a noun.
- What is the plural of disporting?
- The plural of disporting is disportings.
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