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goodnighting

goodnighting is the present participle of goodnight.

Meaning of goodnight

Noun

goodnight (plural goodnights)

  1. An instance of saying “good night”; a nighttime farewell.
    • At last the pupils had all taken their hats and said their “Goodnights,” and Adam, knowing his old master's habits, rose and said, “Shall I put the candles out, Mr. Massey?”1859, George Eliot [pseudonym; Mary Ann Evans], Adam Bede […], volume (please specify |volume=I to III), Edinburgh; London: William Blackwood and Sons, →OCLC

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Questions about goodnighting

What is goodnighting the present participle of?
Goodnighting is the present participle of goodnight.

Words near goodnighting in the dictionary

  1. goodnight Irene
  2. goodnight nurse
  3. goodnight Vienna
  4. goodnight, Vienna
  5. goodnighted
  6. goodnighting
  7. goodnights
  8. goodnite
  9. Goodnites
  10. Goodnough
  11. Goodnoughs

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