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friending

friending noun: a sentiment of friendship. Also the present participle and gerund of friend.

Noun

friending (usually uncountable, plural friendings)

  1. (obsolete, usually) A sentiment of friendship
    • And what so poor a man as Hamlet is
      May do t'express his love and friending to you.c. 1599–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac...
  2. (Internet, usually) An act of adding a person as a friend on a social network.
    • Refreshments followed, coupled with teary farewells and exchanges of phone numbers and emails, and Facebook friendings.2015, John Ellsworth, Unspeakable Prayers

Also used as

friending is also the present participle and gerund of friend.

Forms of friending

pluralfriendings

Questions about friending

What does friending mean?
Friending means a sentiment of friendship.
What part of speech is friending?
Friending is a noun.
What is the plural of friending?
The plural of friending is friendings.

Words near friending in the dictionary

  1. friendgirls
  2. friendhood
  3. friendhoods
  4. friendie
  5. friendies
  6. friending
  7. friendings
  8. friendish
  9. friendiversaries
  10. friendiversary
  11. friendless

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