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philosophying

philosophying is the present participle and gerund of philosophy.

Meaning of philosophy

Verb

philosophy (third-person singular simple present philosophies, present participle philosophying, simple past and past participle philosophied)

  1. (archaic) To philosophize.
    • Plato hath (in my seeming) loved this manner of Philosophying, Dialogue wise in good earnest, that therby he might more decently place in sundry mouthes the diversity and variation of his owne conceits.1603, Michel de Montaigne, chapter 12, in John Florio, transl., The Essayes […], book II, London: […] Val[entine] Simmes for Edward Blount […], →OCLC

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Questions about philosophying

What is philosophying the present participle and gerund of?
Philosophying is the present participle and gerund of philosophy.

Words near philosophying in the dictionary

  1. philosophunculist
  2. philosophunculists
  3. philosophy
  4. philosophy of mind
  5. philosophy of science
  6. philosophying
  7. philosophylike
  8. Philosothon
  9. Philosothons
  10. philostorgy
  11. philotarsid

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