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ladying

ladying is the present participle and gerund of lady.

Meaning of lady

Verb

lady (third-person singular simple present ladies, present participle ladying, simple past and past participle ladied)

  1. To address as “lady”.
    • “[…]When I am dead ye’ll mind I said it, my leddy.” “Ah, Elspeth, but do not lady me; say Christine, just wee Christine.[…]”1897, Macmillan’s Magazine, page 13, column 1

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Questions about ladying

What is ladying the present participle and gerund of?
Ladying is the present participle and gerund of lady.

Words near ladying in the dictionary

  1. ladyfriend
  2. ladyfriends
  3. ladyfy
  4. ladyfying
  5. ladyhood
  6. ladying
  7. ladyish
  8. ladyism
  9. ladyisms
  10. ladykiller
  11. ladykillers

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