maying
UK/ˈmeɪ.ɪŋ/
maying noun: the celebrations traditionally held to celebrate May Day. Also the present participle and gerund of may.
Noun
maying (countable and uncountable, plural mayings)
- The celebrations traditionally held to celebrate May Day.
- SOo it befelle in the moneth of May / quene Gueneuer called vnto her knyȝtes of the table round / and she gafe them warnynge that erly vpon the morowe she wold ryde on mayeng in to woodes & feldes besyde westmynstre / & I warne yow that there be none of yow but that he be wel horsed / and that ye...1485, Sir Thomas Malory, “j”, in Le Morte Darthur, book XIX
- […]sometimes two or three parishes joining together, had their several mayings; and did fetch in maypoles[…].1598, John Stow, A Survey of London
Also used as
maying is also the present participle and gerund of may.
Forms of maying
| plural | mayings |
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Origin of maying
From May + -ing, or may (“celebrate May Day festivities”) + -ing.
Questions about maying
- What does maying mean?
- Maying means the celebrations traditionally held to celebrate May Day.
- What part of speech is maying?
- Maying is a noun.
- How do you pronounce maying?
- Maying is pronounced /ˈmeɪ.ɪŋ/ (UK).
- What is the plural of maying?
- The plural of maying is mayings.
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