hallowing
hallowing is the present participle and gerund of hallow.
Meaning of hallow
Verb (1)
hallow (third-person singular simple present hallows, present participle hallowing, simple past and past participle hallowed)
- To make holy, to sanctify.
- […]I am coming on, to venge me as I may and to put forth my rightful hand in a well-hallow'd cause.1599 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Life of Henry the Fift”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount...
Verb (2)
hallow (third-person singular simple present hallows, present participle hallowing, simple past and past participle hallowed)
- To shout, especially to urge on dogs for hunting.
- […] for the conversation (if it may be called so) was seldom such as could entertain a lady. It consisted chiefly of hallowing, singing, relations of sporting adventures, b—d—y, and abuse of women, and of the government.1749, Henry Fielding, chapter IV, in The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling, volume III, London: A[ndrew] Millar, […], →OCLC, book VII
Noun
hallowing (plural hallowings)
- The act by which something is hallowed.
Forms of hallowing
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Questions about hallowing
- What does hallowing mean?
- Hallowing means the act by which something is hallowed.
- What is hallowing the present participle and gerund of?
- Hallowing is the present participle and gerund of hallow.
- What part of speech is hallowing?
- Hallowing is a noun.
- What is the plural of hallowing?
- The plural of hallowing is hallowings.
Words near hallowing in the dictionary
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