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passioning

passioning is the present participle and gerund of passion.

Meaning of passion

Verb

passion (third-person singular simple present passions, present participle passioning, simple past and past participle passioned)

  1. (obsolete) To suffer pain or sorrow; to experience a passion; to be extremely agitated.
    • Dumbly she passions, frantically she doteth.1593, [William Shakespeare], Venus and Adonis, London: […] Richard Field, […], →OCLC
  2. (transitive) To give a passionate character to.
    Synonyms:
    impassion

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Questions about passioning

What is passioning the present participle and gerund of?
Passioning is the present participle and gerund of passion.

Words near passioning in the dictionary

  1. passionflowers
  2. passionfruit
  3. passionfruits
  4. passionful
  5. passionfully
  6. passioning
  7. Passionist
  8. passionista
  9. passionistas
  10. Passionists
  11. passionless

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