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leisuring

leisuring noun: the spending of time in leisure activities; recreation.

Noun

leisuring (uncountable)

  1. The spending of time in leisure activities; recreation.
    • Whether or not we are under a moral obligation to engage in leisuring is something we shall consider later, but for the moment it is enough to point out that leisuring is one of the ways of using whatever free time we have […]1996, Mortimer Jerome Adler, The Time of Our Lives: The Ethics of Common Sense, page 36
    • When we look at the patterns between leisuring and volunteering, we find nearly an inverse relationship, with more volunteering time related to less leisuring time.2016, Patricia Snell Herzog, Heather E. Price, American Generosity: Who Gives and Why

Origin of leisuring

From leisure + -ing.

Questions about leisuring

What does leisuring mean?
Leisuring means the spending of time in leisure activities; recreation.
What part of speech is leisuring?
Leisuring is a noun.

Words near leisuring in the dictionary

  1. leisureplex
  2. leisureplexes
  3. leisures
  4. leisuresome
  5. leisurewear
  6. leisuring
  7. leisurism
  8. leisurist
  9. leisurists
  10. Leitam
  11. Leitanthem

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