proffering
proffering is the present participle and gerund of proffer.
Meaning of proffer
Verb
proffer (third-person singular simple present proffers, present participle proffering, simple past and past participle proffered)
- To offer for acceptance; to propose to give; to make a tender of.
- to proffer friendship, a gift, or services
- To attempt or essay of one's own accord; to undertake or propose to undertake.
- [N]one among the choice and prime / Of thoſe Heav'n-warring Champions could be found / So hardie as to proffer or accept / Alone the dreadful voyage; [...]1667, John Milton, “Book II”, in Paradise Lost. […], London: […] [Samuel Simmons], and are to be sold by Peter Parker […]; [a]nd by Robert Boulter […]; [a]nd Matthias Walker, […], →OCLC; republished...
Noun
proffering (plural profferings)
- The act by which something is proferred.
- Everywhere there were greetings and profferings of dinner invitations.1920, Anna Balmer Myers, Patchwork: A Story of the Plain People
Forms of proffering
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Phrases with proffering
Questions about proffering
- What does proffering mean?
- Proffering means the act by which something is proferred.
- What is proffering the present participle and gerund of?
- Proffering is the present participle and gerund of proffer.
- What part of speech is proffering?
- Proffering is a noun.
- What is the plural of proffering?
- The plural of proffering is profferings.
Words near proffering in the dictionary
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