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gracing

/ˈɡɹeɪsɪŋ/

gracing is the present participle and gerund of grace.

Meaning of grace

Verb

grace (third-person singular simple present graces, present participle gracing, simple past and past participle graced)

  1. (transitive) To adorn; to decorate; to embellish and dignify.
    • He graced the room with his presence.
  2. (transitive) To dignify or raise by an act of favour; to honour.
    • He might, at his pleasure, grace […]or disgrace whom he would in court.1603, Richard Knolles, The Generall Historie of the Turkes, […], London: […] Adam Islip, →OCLC
  3. (transitive) To supply with heavenly grace.
    • Thy first publique miracle graceth a marriage1612–1634, [Joseph Hall], “(please specify the page)”, in [Contemplations vpon the Principall Passages of the Holy Storie], volume (please specify |volume=I to VIII), London, →OCLC
  4. (transitive) To add grace notes, cadenzas, etc., to.
    • For D and E, the G and A fingers are generally used for gracing, though E is sometimes more conveniently graced by F#.1987, L. E. McCullough, The Complete Irish Tin Whistle Tutor (New & Revised), page 22

See all 24 meanings of grace

Noun

gracing (plural gracings)

  1. The use of a grace note.

Forms of gracing

pluralgracings

Words that rhyme with gracing

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Questions about gracing

What does gracing mean?
Gracing means the use of a grace note.
What is gracing the present participle and gerund of?
Gracing is the present participle and gerund of grace.
What part of speech is gracing?
Gracing is a noun.
How do you pronounce gracing?
Gracing is pronounced /ˈɡɹeɪsɪŋ/.
What is the plural of gracing?
The plural of gracing is gracings.

Words near gracing in the dictionary

  1. gracillariid
  2. gracillariids
  3. gracillarioid
  4. gracillarioids
  5. gracillin
  6. gracing
  7. gracings
  8. graciosity
  9. gracioso
  10. graciosos
  11. gracious

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