lessoning

lessoning is the present participle and gerund of lesson.

Meaning of lesson

lesson (third-person singular simple present lessons, present participle lessoning, simple past and past participle lessoned)

(archaic) To instruct to teach.
- And you, my sister—you, who lesson me on endurance, your cheek is pale, and your step languid; even with you, how much has life lost its interest!1834, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter X, in Francesca Carrara. […], volume II, London: Richard Bentley, […], (successor to Henry Colburn), →OCLC, page 107

lesson (third-person singular simple present lessons, present participle lessoning, simple past and past participle lessoned)

To give a lesson to; to teach.
- her owne daughter Pleasure, to whom shee
  Made her companion, and her lessoned
  In all the lore of loue, and goodly womanhead.1590, Edmund Spenser, “Book III, Canto VI”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC

lessoning (plural lessonings)

(archaic) instruction; tuition
- And then I learned / Unto mine own tamed heart a higher trust, / And mightier strength to bear, so to give thee / Life's truest lessonings.1868, Eliza Cruger, Regina: And Other Poems, page 25

plural	lessonings

What does lessoning mean?: Lessoning means instruction; tuition.
What is lessoning the present participle and gerund of?: Lessoning is the present participle and gerund of lesson.
What part of speech is lessoning?: Lessoning is a noun.
What is the plural of lessoning?: The plural of lessoning is lessonings.

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