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laming

laming noun: the act or process of rendering lame. Also the present participle and gerund of lame.

Noun

laming (plural lamings)

  1. The act or process of rendering lame.
    • One young driver had been the subject of seven lamings, and had thriven in spite of them all. Any boy who had escaped with but one or two slight injuries was considered as particularly favoured.1851, William Tait, Christian Isobel Johnstone, Tait's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 18
    • In contrast, the laming of a body part doesn't incapacitate one's ability to make spiritual progress. Lameness places rigorous constraints on the soul and body, but the believer is still able to go deep in God and grow in Christlikeness.2016, Bob Sorge, The Chastening of The Lord

Also used as

laming is also the present participle and gerund of lame.

Forms of laming

plurallamings

Origin of laming

From Middle English laminge, equivalent to lame + -ing.

From lame + -ing.

Questions about laming

What does laming mean?
Laming means the act or process of rendering lame.
What part of speech is laming?
Laming is a noun.
What is the plural of laming?
The plural of laming is lamings.

Words near laming in the dictionary

  1. laminectomised
  2. laminectomized
  3. laminectomy
  4. Lamines
  5. laminex
  6. laming
  7. lamings
  8. lamington
  9. lamington drive
  10. lamington drives
  11. lamingtons

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