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preferrings

preferrings is the plural of preferring.

Meaning of preferring

Noun

preferring (plural preferrings)

  1. A preference; the choice of something preferred.
    • He gives our preferrings the bad name of the machinery of motives, but they are just what we feel in ourselves when we decide.1984, Steven M. Cahn, Patricia Kitcher, George Sher, Reason at Work: Introductory Readings in Philosophy, page 497

Questions about preferrings

What is preferrings the plural of?
Preferrings is the plural of preferring.

Words near preferrings in the dictionary

  1. preferrers
  2. preferres
  3. preferrest
  4. preferreth
  5. preferring
  6. preferrings
  7. prefers
  8. prefertile
  9. prefertility
  10. prefertilization
  11. prefestival

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