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sinning

sinning is the present participle and gerund of sin.

Meaning of sin

Verb

sin (third-person singular simple present sins, present participle sinning, simple past and past participle sinned)

  1. (error-lua-exec, intransitive) To commit a sin.
    • Christine Cooper: It's not wrong to sin. Christ came into this world for the sinners.
      DCI Tom Barnaby: To call people to repentance, Mrs Cooper.1999 September 12, Anthony Horowitz et al., “Dead Man's Eleven”, in Midsomer Murders

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Noun

sinning (plural sinnings)

  1. The act of committing a sin.
    • High sinnings do greatly dishonour God, wound conscience, reproach religion, stagger the weak, grieve the strong, open the mouths of the wicked, and provoke God to withdraw his gracious presence[…]1675, Thomas Brooks, A Word in Season to this Present Generation […]

Forms of sinning

pluralsinnings

Phrases with sinning

Questions about sinning

What does sinning mean?
Sinning means the act of committing a sin.
What is sinning the present participle and gerund of?
Sinning is the present participle and gerund of sin.
What part of speech is sinning?
Sinning is a noun.
What is the plural of sinning?
The plural of sinning is sinnings.

Words near sinning in the dictionary

  1. sinnets
  2. Sinnett
  3. Sinnetts
  4. sinnier
  5. sinniest
  6. sinning
  7. sinningia
  8. sinningias
  9. sinningly
  10. sinningness
  11. sinnings

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