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nighting

nighting is the present participle and gerund of night.

Meaning of night

Verb

night (third-person singular simple present nights, present participle nighting, simple past and past participle nighted)

  1. (intransitive) To spend a night (in a place), to overnight.
    • So I took seat and ate somewhat of my vivers, my horse also feeding upon his fodder, and we nighted in that spot and next morning I set out[.]1885, Richard F. Burton, Arabian Nights, in 16 volumes, published 2008, page 284

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Questions about nighting

What is nighting the present participle and gerund of?
Nighting is the present participle and gerund of night.

Words near nighting in the dictionary

  1. nighthawkers
  2. nighthawking
  3. nighthawks
  4. nightie
  5. nighties
  6. nighting
  7. nightingale
  8. Nightingale court
  9. Nightingale courts
  10. nightingale floor
  11. nightingale floors

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