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spiriting

UK/ˈspɪɹɪtɪŋ/

spiriting is the present participle and gerund of spirit.

Noun

spiriting (plural spiritings)

  1. (literary) The action of a spirit or ghost.
    • the supposed spiritings away of missing children
  2. Inspiration.
    • It is impossible to escape from toil / O' the sudden and receive thy spiriting […]1818, John Keats, Spenser! a jealous honourer of thine

Meaning of spirit

Verb

spirit (third-person singular simple present spirits, present participle spiriting, simple past and past participle spirited)

  1. To carry off, especially in haste, secrecy, or mystery.
    • I felt as if I had been spirited into some castle of felicity.1835, Nathaniel Parker Willis, Pencillings by the Way
  2. Sometimes followed by up: to animate with vigour; to excite; to encourage; to inspirit.
    • Civil dissensions often spirit the ambition of private men.

See all 16 meanings of spirit

Forms of spiriting

pluralspiritings

Phrases with spiriting

Questions about spiriting

What does spiriting mean?
Spiriting means the action of a spirit or ghost.
What is spiriting the present participle and gerund of?
Spiriting is the present participle and gerund of spirit.
What part of speech is spiriting?
Spiriting is a noun.
How do you pronounce spiriting?
Spiriting is pronounced /ˈspɪɹɪtɪŋ/ (UK).
What is the plural of spiriting?
The plural of spiriting is spiritings.

Words near spiriting in the dictionary

  1. spiritful
  2. spiritfully
  3. spiritfulness
  4. spirithood
  5. spiritic
  6. spiriting
  7. spiriting away
  8. spiriting off
  9. spiritings
  10. spiritish
  11. spiritism

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