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humanning

humanning is the present participle of human.

Meaning of human

Verb

human (third-person singular simple present humans, present participle humaning or (rare) humanning, simple past and past participle humaned or (rare) humanned)

  1. (rare) To behave as or become, or to cause to behave as or become, a human.
    • […] he sought to charm a single pair of ears, and those more hairy than critical. Later, as the race went on humaning, there grew complexity of sentiment and varying emotional needs, […]1911, Ambrose Bierce, “Music”, in The collected works of Ambrose Bierce, volume 9, page 362
    Synonyms:
    humanize

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Questions about humanning

What is humanning the present participle of?
Humanning is the present participle of human.

Words near humanning in the dictionary

  1. humanly possible
  2. humanmade
  3. humanned
  4. humanness
  5. humannesses
  6. humanning
  7. humanocentric
  8. humanocentrism
  9. humanoid
  10. humanoids
  11. humanosphere

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