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raspberrying

raspberrying noun: the act of gathering raspberries. Also the present participle and gerund of raspberry.

Noun

raspberrying (uncountable)

  1. The act of gathering raspberries.
    • The thought of July raspberrying brings recollections of heat, bugs, thorns, dead brush, nettles, and great stalks of wild tiger lilies scattered among the brambles.1933, American Forests, volume 39, page 347
    • Sitting down is the secret of good raspberrying. It is also easier on your pants and nerves, by the way. Raspberries call for a sitting posture.1944, Robert P. Tristram Coffin, Mainstays of Maine, The Macmillan Company, published 1944, page 88

Also used as

raspberrying is also the present participle and gerund of raspberry.

Origin of raspberrying

From raspberry + -ing.

Questions about raspberrying

What does raspberrying mean?
Raspberrying means the act of gathering raspberries.
What part of speech is raspberrying?
Raspberrying is a noun.

Words near raspberrying in the dictionary

  1. Raspberry Ukraine
  2. raspberry vinegar
  3. raspberry vinegars
  4. raspberryade
  5. raspberryades
  6. raspberrying
  7. raspberryish
  8. raspberrylike
  9. Raspberrys
  10. rasped
  11. rasper

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