jewing
/ˈd͡ʒuːɪŋ/
jewing noun: the carunculation of the base of the beak of some varieties of the domestic pigeon; the lobes or wattles of the lower mandible, often in the form of three small fleshy processes, one at each side and a third beneath and before the others. Also the present participle and gerund of jew.
Noun
jewing (plural jewings)
- The carunculation of the base of the beak of some varieties of the domestic pigeon; the lobes or wattles of the lower mandible, often in the form of three small fleshy processes, one at each side and a third beneath and before the others.
Verb capitalized: Jewing
Jewing
- present participle and gerund of Jew
Also used as
jewing is also the present participle and gerund of jew.
Forms of jewing
| plural | jewings |
|---|
Origin of jewing
In allusion to the curvation stereotypically associated with the noses of Jews.
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Phrases with jewing
Words that rhyme with jewing
Questions about jewing
- What does jewing mean?
- Jewing means the carunculation of the base of the beak of some varieties of the domestic pigeon; the lobes or wattles of the lower mandible, often in the form of three small fleshy processes, one at each side and a third beneath and before the others.
- What part of speech is jewing?
- Jewing can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce jewing?
- Jewing is pronounced /ˈd͡ʒuːɪŋ/.
- What is the plural of jewing?
- The plural of jewing is jewings.
Words near jewing in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: jewing (page history and authors); Jewing (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
Last updated:
Cite this entry: “jewing.” Word.ws, https://word.ws/jewing. Based on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.