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havening

havening is the present participle and gerund of haven.

Meaning of haven

Verb

haven (third-person singular simple present havens, present participle havening, simple past and past participle havened)

  1. To put into, or provide with a haven.

See all 13 meanings of haven

Noun

havening (uncountable)

  1. A form of psychosensory therapy introduced by Ronald Ruden, involving physical touching between therapist and patient.

Questions about havening

What does havening mean?
Havening means a form of psychosensory therapy introduced by Ronald Ruden, involving physical touching between therapist and patient.
What is havening the present participle and gerund of?
Havening is the present participle and gerund of haven.
What part of speech is havening?
Havening is a noun.

Words near havening in the dictionary

  1. havenership
  2. havenerships
  3. Havengore Creek
  4. Havengore Island
  5. Havenhouse
  6. havening
  7. havenless
  8. havenlike
  9. havens
  10. Havenstreet
  11. Havenstreet and Ashey

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