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plainings

/ˈpleɪnɪŋz/

plainings is the plural of plaining.

Meaning of plaining

Noun

plaining (plural plainings)

  1. A lamentation.
    • And piteous plainings of the pretty babes, That mourn'd for fashion, ignorant what to fear...c. 1594 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Comedie of Errors”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount...

Questions about plainings

What is plainings the plural of?
Plainings is the plural of plaining.
How do you pronounce plainings?
Plainings is pronounced /ˈpleɪnɪŋz/.

Words near plainings in the dictionary

  1. plainheads
  2. plainhearted
  3. plainie
  4. plainies
  5. plaining
  6. plainings
  7. plainish
  8. plainland
  9. plainlands
  10. plainlier
  11. plainliest

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